Iran on Thursday will host a conference on Syria in a bid to take over the role of brokering peace in its beleaguered Arab ally, replacing Kofi Annan who last week resigned as the UN-Arab envoy in the crisis.

Describing the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting that claimed six lives as 'very shocking', Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has appealed to the Sikhs in the US to keep 'peace and harmony', as he met the victims' families and visited the injured.

A woman set off a high-speed police chase worthy of a Hollywood action movie when she refused to stop after police caught her speeding because she was topless, police said on Tuesday.

On a visit here to commiserate with the Sikhs after the Gurdwara shooting, Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has been hit with a federal lawsuit by a US-based human rights group alleging the 'torture' of Sikhs in the state.

Right from the day boxer M.C. Mary Kom set foot in London, the international media has been chasing her for interviews.

The neo-nazi gunman who killed six innocent people at a Wisconsin Gurdwara had adorned his body with tattoos that hid secret racist codes and symbols showing allegiance to white supremacist beliefs.

India's Tintu Luka qualified for the women's 800m semifinals in the Olympic Games after finishing third in one of the heats here on Wednesday.

Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom lost a closely fought bout against Great Britain's Nicola Adams and settled for the bronze medal in the 51 kg category of the Olympic women's boxing at the ExCel Arena on Wednesday.

President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Tuesday to crush the 17-month rebellion against his regime and to cleanse Syria of 'terrorists', as his troops engaged rebels in key battleground city Aleppo.

At least 30,000 Indians would be among the 1.76 million undocumented illegal immigrants who would benefit from US President Barack Obama's new policy to defer deportation of illegal immigrants for two years, a new study said.