India won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the first One-dayer of the five-match series here on Saturday.

The Olympic flame makes a dramatic arrival in London on Friday to tour the capital before it plays a starring role in the opening ceremony in one week's time.

Bulgarian police, the FBI and Interpol are struggling to identify a suicide bomber who killed six people, including five Israelis, as the US said the attack bore the 'hallmarks' of Hezbollah.

Facebook Inc faces immense pressure to beat Wall Street's financial targets when its delivers its inaugural quarterly earnings report next week, hoping to wash away the bad taste left with investors from a soured IPO.

Google on Thursday reported a surge in quarterly profit to $2.79 billion on the back of rising online advertising revenue, beating Wall Street expectations.

The traffic on Kalyan-Kasara section of the Central Railway in Thane district of Maharashtra, affected due to the collision between an Express and a local train on Thursday night, will be fully restored by early Saturday morning, a top official said.

New Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer's compensation package could total more than $70 million in salary, bonuses, restricted stock and stock options over five years, according to a regulatory filing made by the company on Thursday.

Two civilians were killed and four wounded in bomb and shooting attacks in southern Thailand, a military spokesman said on Friday, as the region marked the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday it was suing technology giant Apple in the United States, claiming it has infringed on its patents.

Vodafone posted a sharp drop in quarterly organic growth as weak trading in Italy and unexpected slowdowns in Britain and India hit the world's largest mobile operator.