Delegations from around the world failed on Friday to agree a landmark U.N. arms-trade treaty to regulate the more than $60 billion industry, opting for further talks and a possible U.N. General Assembly vote by the end of the year, diplomats said.

Apple Inc held discussions in recent months about possibly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Twitter to gain a social networking presence, the New York Times on Friday cited people briefed Apple Inc held discussions in recent months about possibly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Twitter to gain a social networking presence, the New York Times on Friday cited people briefed on the matter as saying.

One of India's brightest medal prospects at the Olympics, in-form badminton star Saina Nehwal will start her campaign on Sunday by taking on unheralded Swiss Sabrina Jaquet in her opening group match at the Wembley Arena here.

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third ODI, here today.

India's badminton campaign in the Olympics was off to a disappointing start as the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V. Diju went down in straight games to Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in their opening group match in London.

Los Angeles: An original piece of Spider-Man art sold for $675,250, smashing the record for original American comic art. The previous record price was $448,125 for a page from issue number 3 of the classic 1986 Batman mini-series The Dark Knight Rises, the Hollywood Reporter said.

Washington: Scientists have developed the first bio-inspired robot capable of walking on water like a real water strider, which can be used to monitor water quality or act as tiny spies.

Roger Federer does not have a clue about the turmoil that rocked Indian tennis before the Olympics but the world number one is quite sure that Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have a decent chance of winning a medal at the Games that start today.

Indian IT companies supported as many as 2.8 lakh jobs in America in 2011 amid a gloomy employment scenario in the US and have invested a whopping over five billion dollars in FDI through acquisitions and green-field projects, according to India's top envoy here.

The Indian cricket team will aim to pick up the pieces after a disastrous performance in the last match and get their campaign back on track when they take on hosts Sri Lanka in the third ODI to be held here on Saturday.