Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday named India-born Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt as the Holy See’s top envoy to the UN.

Vatican City, July 17: Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday named an India-born archbishop, Francis Assisi Chullikatt, as the Vatican’s top envoy at the United Nations.

Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikat,

Atlanta, July 17: Three weeks after crashing out in the Wimbledon fourth round, Andy Roddick will aim for a return to form after accepting a wildcard into next week's Atlanta Tennis Championships.

Th

Kolkata, July 17: Former Brazilian football star Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal, popular as Branco, Friday said he would have included Ronaldinho in the World Cup squad.

"Had I been the Brazilian coach, I

Port-au-Prince, July 17: World Footballer Lionel Messi has visited earthquake victims in Haiti, the world's childrens' organisation Unicef said Friday.

The Argentine and Barcelona striker, who is a U

Madrid, July 17: Spanish football champions Barcelona have bought Adriano from Sevilla, according to media reports on Friday.

These reports claimed that Sevilla have agreed to accept 10 million euros

Hamburg, July 17: The German football website transfermarkt.de has calculated the value of the 23-man German squad at the World Cup, which ended on Sunday, to be 332.5 million euros (426.7 million dol

Madrid, July 17: Jose Mourinho is determined to build a powerful young team at Real Madrid - and is looking towards Germany for help.

The Portuguese coach has been given the difficult task of ending

Washington, July 16: The US Congress Thursday approved the most sweeping overhaul of the financial sector since the 1930s, hoping to end Wall Street's riskiest practices and handing a major victory to

San Francisco, July 16: Online search giant Google posted sharply higher revenue and profits Thursday compared to the same period last year and said it experienced strong growth in emerging businesses