| Piers Morgan to replace Larry King on CNN It's official: reality contest judge Piers Morgan is to take over Larry King's CNN talk show in January, the cable news station said... | |
| Koran burning could amount to another Abu Ghraib: Petraeus The top US commander in Afghanistan warned Wednesday that a Florida pastor's plan to burn copies of the Koran could be as harmful to the US as the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in... |
| Steady Djokovic tames flamboyant game of Monfils Rock-steady Serb Novak Djokovic tamed the big-hitting flamboyant game of Gael Monfils as he defeated the Frenchman 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday to reach a fourth straight semi-final at the US... |
| Obama argues against tax cuts for rich US President Barack Obama appealed for public support Wednesday against a Republican plan to extend tax cuts for the richest Americans, arguing that such a move would add hundreds of billions of dollars to the national... |
| Rihanna inspires Will Smith's daughter Hollywood star couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's daughter Willow is following the footsteps of her father and has launched her own album, which is said to be inspired by R&B singer... |
| Deeply disturbed by Quran burning plan: UN chief UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that no religion in the world can condone the burning of the... |
| Three Taliban men arrested for links to Times Square plot Police in Pakistan Wednesday said they had arrested three men allegedly having links with Faisal Shahzad, held in New York in May on charges of plotting a failed bombing in New York's Times... |
| Quran burning 'outrageous', says Vatican The Vatican has spoken out against an American pastor's plan to burn copies of the Quran to commemorate the Sep 11, 2001, terror attack, calling it 'an outrageous and grave... |
| 'Obama visit will take ties with indispensable India to next level' Declaring that 'a new American moment' had arrived, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday said that President Barack will use his November visit to India to take its relationship with an 'indispensable' partner to the next... |
| Obama to use India visit to take ties to next level Seizing a 'new American moment', President Barack Obama will use his November visit to India to take the relationship with an 'indispensable' partner to the next level, says Secretary of State Hillary... |
| Ohio bans outsourcing of government projects In a move that would hit Indian IT companies, America's Ohio state has prohibited spending of public funds for services provided... |
| Save schools during Bihar polls: rights body Maoists and Indian authorities should protect schools and children's access to education during the upcoming Bihar state elections, Human Rights Watch has... |
| Whoopi Goldberg mourning mother's death Actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg is mourning the death of her mother who succumbed to death after a stroke last month.oldberg was appearing in the London theatre production of Sister Act when she had to return to the U.S. after discovering her mother Emma had a... |
| Religious leaders criticize targeting of Muslims over proposed 9/11mosque Washington, Sep 8, (ANI): Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders held an emergency summit in Washington to condemn "the derision, misinformation and outright bigotry" about American Muslims over the proposed Islamic Community Center that is to come up near Ground... |
| Hamptons partygoers get earful of Dennis Rodman's lovemaking Retired basketball player Dennis Rodman is said to have shocked partygoers when his sex romp with six girls was broadcast through a cordless microphone in his... |
| Serena Williams 'has her eyes on R and B star Drake' Tennis ace Serena Williams is said to be courting R 'n' B star... |
| Yoga king to become a rock star? Tom Barrack, the CEO of private investment firm Colony Capital, wants to make a 'rock star' of an unlikely figure - Bikram Choudhury, the yogi behind Bikram... |
| India, Peru cooperation can boost two-way trade: Scindia India and Latin American countries have steadily gravitated towards each other since the turn of the century, evidenced by rising bilateral trade and investment flows, said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya... |
| Naomi Campbell's beau to buy her 'Desdemona's House'? Supermodel Naomi Campbell's billionaire boyfriend is reportedly set to buy her the former house of real-life Shakespearean heroine... |
| 'You the Man' app to keep drunk drivers off the road A new application called 'You the Man' aims at keeping boozy revellers from getting behind the... |
| Ben Affleck shows off grey hair during visit to Venice Film Festival Ben Affleck has revealed his new look-full head of grey hair-at the Venice Film Festival where he appeared with 'The Town' co-star Rebecca... |
| Tiger Woods' 'mistresses' almost run into each other in Malibu restaurant Two alleged mistresses of Tiger Woods, Rachel Uchitel and Jamie Grubbs, almost ran into each other in... |
| Jay-Z throws big b-day bash for wife Beyonce Beyonce Knowles' hubby Jay-Z threw an intimate party to celebrate his wife's 29th... |
| Aisam becomes first Pak player to reach US Open mixed doubles final Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has become the first Pakistan tennis player to qualify for the final of any Grand Slam competition. On Tuesday, he entered the US Open mixed doubles final along with Czech teammate Kveta... |
| Bopanna-Qureshi enter their first ever Grand Slam semi India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan cruised into their first ever Grand Slam semifinal with a hard fought straight sets victory over 10th-seeded Dick Norman of Belgium and Wesley Moodie of South Africa in the US Open tennis tournament... |
| US Justice Department probing NY Muslim cabby's throat slashing as possible hate crime The US Justice Department is reportedly probing the throat slashing of a New York Muslim taxi driver by 21-year-old American film student Michael Enright, as a possible hate... |
| Kirsten Dunst's purse-snatcher gets 4yr jail sentence The man who snatched actress Kirsten Dunst's purse has been sentenced to four years behind... |
| Triumphant Nadal paces Spain into US Open quarter-finals Rafael Nadal was untouchable at the US Open, unbroken for the fortnight after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 defeat of friend Feliciano Lopez on a day of Spanish domination... |
| Indian American geneticist's US patent application rebuffed for falsifying CV Indian American cancer geneticist Dr. Anil Potti's application for a US patent has been rejected, as he is under scrutiny for falsifying his CV and there are also doubts over the data included in his research... |
| Indonesian maid jailed for mixing urine in baby's milk An Indonesian maid who mixed her own urine with the formula milk she fed to a Hong Kong infant she was looking after has been jailed, a report said... |
| Robert Pattinson set for 'Entourage' cameo? Rumours are abuzz that 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is set to appear in the final episode of American drama comedy show... |
| Conciliatory China says US and Beijing should not see each other as a 'threat Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that the United States and his country should not see each other as a threat, but instead should hold in-depth discussions to strengthen bi-lateral relations and work together to tackle the global economic... |
| John Lennon murderer denied parole for the 6th time Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole for the sixth time and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, New York state officials have... |
| Woman's claim to be Michael Jackson love child denied A woman claiming to be the love child of the late pop legend Michael Jackson has had her case thrown out by a Los Angeles... |
| Bomb scare grounds Thai plane in US A Thai Airways plane with about 200 passengers on board was grounded in Los Angeles Wednesday after a bomb threat was made, authorities... |
| Miners' rescue efforts show progress in Chile The Schramm T-130 drill, Chile's Plan B for rescuing the 33 miners trapped underground since Aug 5, reached an excavation depth of 113 metres just two days after it started digging, officials... |
| GE and PepsiCo in India among 12 ACE finalists GE and PepsiCo in India are among 12 American companies selected as finalists for the Secretary of State's prestigious 2010 Award for Corporate Excellence... |
| Toll in Guatemala rains rises to 45 Another body was found Monday among the tonnes of mud and rocks that fell Saturday on a highway in western Guatemala, bringing to 45 the number of deaths in the torrential... |
| US looks to India for changes in liability law The United States says it will look to New Delhi to see what changes can be made to the nuclear liability bill passed by Indian parliament making suppliers of nuclear equipment also potentially... |
| Hillary Clinton condemns Koran burning plan; pastor adamant As a Florida church vowed to move forward with a controversial plan to burn the Koran, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined other US officials in condemning it as 'disrespectful and... |
| Asteroids to fly by Earth Wednesday: NASA Two asteroids are to zip close by Earth within hours of each other Wednesday, the US space agency... |
| 'Backbone' of twin towers returns to 9/11 site A 70-feet-tall steel column, that literally formed the backbone of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, made a return to the original site and would be part of a memorial to the Sep 11, 2001 terror... |
| Terrorists in Pak, Afghanistan 'threat not only to US but world' says Gibbs US White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has said that the presence of al-Qaeda and its extremist allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not an issue of concern for only the US, rather it is of international concern and that is the reason for deploying the international security force... |
| Thai Airways lands safely in L.A. after getting toilet room bomb threat A Thai Airways flight landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after a written bomb threat was found on a toilet mirror of the... |
| On Gandhi's birthday, Museum in New York will transform into 'peace lab' Prestigious Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) in New York (USA) will transform into a "peace lab" on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday falling on October two to commemorate International Day of... |
| Fla. church adamant on burning Korans on 9/11 despite widespread outrage Despite being condemned by top US officials, a Florida evangelical church appears to be adamant to proceed with its plans to burn copies of the Koran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Earlier, Terry Jones, head of the 50-member Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, had warned that a message needed to be sent that radical Islam couldn't threaten... |
| Clinton: Dems battling anger, apathy and amnesia FILE - In this May 28, 2010 file photo, former President Bill Clinton looks on as Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. in Little Rock, Ark. The days of Barack Obama traipsing the country in freewheeling... |
| If Emanuel seeks Chicago mayor chair, race predicted to be rugged Rahm Emanuel might want to return to Chicago to become mayor, but his connection to a presidency with a sinking approval rating and his association to convicted former... |
| Feds accuse Shakopee firm of shorting workers' pay Jason Jabas of Lakeville says that when he worked for Hawkins Tree and Landscaping Inc. of Shakopee several years ago, his paychecks often came up short. "It was always generally less than what... |
| Clinton says drug cartels are coming to resemble insurgencies WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says drug cartels in Mexico and Central America are looking more like insurgencies and the threat they pose is... |
