New York: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that the demolition of a dilapidated hotel in East Jerusalem by Israeli authorities has heightened tensions in the Palestinian neighbourhood i

Madrid: Real Madrid will face neighbours Atletico in the quarter-finals of the Spanish King's Cup, as a result of Thursday's second-round return legs.

A reserve-packed Real side lost 2-0 at Levante,

London: Blackburn owner Anuradha Desai said on Tuesday that the club had made a 6.2-million-pound (9.6-million-dollar) bid to sign Ronaldinho from AC Milan.
After the departure of manager Sam Allardyc

Athens: A bomb exploded outside a closed nightclub in Athens early on Friday but no one was injured, officials said.

The blast caused slight damage, according to fire brigade officials.

Media report

Islamabad: An unmanned US aircraft on Tuesday fired four missiles into two compounds in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, killing seven people, security officials said.

The attack rais

Washington: What's in store for technology in 2011? Plenty. While 2010 saw the unveiling of hot products like the iPad and iPhone 4 - 2011 looks poised to build on the best of what the preceding year

Washington: Twenty-four hostages held by a gun-toting student at a high school in Wisconsin have been released on Monday night, broadcaster CNN reported quoting police.

Police chief Jeffery Skorik w

A government spokesman said on Tuesday that 378 people had died and 755 were injured in a stampede on a crowded bridge.

Seoul: North Korea blamed South Korea for starting an exchange of artillery on Tuesday across their border in the Yellow Sea while threatening 'merciless' strikes against its neighbour if it violates