A court today upheld death sentences for 21 accused in a deadly football stadium riot last year that killed over 70 people in the city of Port Said, raising fears of renewed violence in strife-torn Egypt.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated today that Moscow will not push Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, saying it would be against Russian policy and in any case would be futile.

Gold swung between gains and losses before the European Central Bank policy meeting today as investors weighed the outlook for continued stimulus against improving economies and declining bullion demand.

India has all the requirements to return to a GDP growth rate of 8 per cent in the coming years, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said, while highlighting that current account deficit is a big problem right now.

Gold today climbed for the first time in five days on speculation that central banks will maintain stimulus measures. Gold climbed 0.5 per cent to $1,582.40 an ounce after falling 2.5 per cent in the past four days. Silver also advanced 1.1 per cent to $28.97 an ounce.

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber upset young fans at a concert here after arriving almost two hours late. The 19-year-old singer was expected to hit the stage at the O2 Arena at 8.30 pm and was a booed by fans after he arrived late, reported Metro online.

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is reportedly heading for a stint in rehab after his recent wild partying antics.

‘R&B’ star Rihanna says the only person she is scared of is her mother.

Rihanna has been crowned best pop star performance for ‘Battleship’ in the first Empire Cinema Alternative Movie Awards.

Pope Benedict XVI toured St Peter’s Square in his popemobile one last time today at the start of an audience in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims on the evening of his historic resignation as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.