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Assam constable runs 156km barefoot
A constable from Assam Police ran an incredible 156.2 km barefoot in just 24 hours, and is set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
Abhijit Baruah, 22, from Jorhat town in Upper Assam, began
Sex, leaks and a case: Wikileaks' Assange prepares for final court battle in Britain
Tomorrow, Wednesday, one of Internet's most controversial names will prepare for a final battle to stop extradition to a country, where his freedom could possibly come to an end.
WikiLeaks founder Ju
Panetta concerned by Pakistan's treatment of doctor
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has expressed concern about Pakistan's treatment of a doctor who helped the United States find Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
The doctor, Shikal Afridi, has been
Huge Israeli drone capable of reaching Iran crashes
One of Israel's most advanced drones – the size of a Boeing 737 – capable of flying as far as Iran crashed today during a test flight, the military said.
The Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Fresh blasts, gunfire heard in violence-torn Nigerian city
Explosions and gunfire were heard early on Tuesday coming from an area near a police station in the Nigerian city of Kano, where coordinated attacks and gun battles last week killed at least 250 peopl
Ship captain defied Italian official's rescue order: report
A cook aboard cruise liner Costa Concordia has claimed that the captain 'ordered dinner' even as chaos was breaking out after the ship crashed on the shores of Tuscany.
The number of missing in the a
Cruise disaster: Captain 'neared Italian rocks to greet friend on shore'
It seems the captain of the ill-fated cruise liner Costa Concordia deliberately steered the the ship 'too close' to a rocky shore in order to send a greeting signal to someone on the Italian island of
Banned, beaten, berated: India's tour of Australia is in bad shape
The captain's going down with the ship.
India's woes in the ongoing series against Australia compunded today with embattled skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni being handed a one-match ban for slow over rat
Crisis escalates in Pak: PM sacks defence secretary
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today sacked defence secretary Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi, considered close to the army chief, marking an escalation in the row between the civilian government and the military over the memogate scandal.
Bhaichung Bhutia: Facts and figures
* Born in Tinkitam village, Namchi, in Sikkim on December 15, 1976.
* Was the top scorer of the first ever National Football League (now re-christened as I-League). He scored 14 goals for JCT Mills t
