Freshly sown paddy crop in thousands of acres of fertile agricultural land has been destroyed in nearly four days of flood fury in some districts of Haryana and Punjab - the states that are the bigges

Maoists on Friday made a failed bid to blow up a police vehicle in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.

Maoists triggered twin landmine blasts in Bijapur district on a forested stretch

Seven members of a family, including two minors, were killed when gunmen attacked their vehicle in the northwestern Colombia, authorities said.

The assailants struck on Wednesday afternoon in the pro

A contractor was killed on Friday when Maoist guerrillas attacked a road construction camp and damaged equipment in Orissa's Koraput district.

About 10-12 armed rebels attacked a road construction c

Indian investigators' interrogation of Pakistani American David Coleman Headley has yielded key disclosures linking terrorists behind the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks to Pakistani intelligen

The UN closed its office in Sri Lanka and recalled its head to New York for consultations as government-sanctioned protests against an investigation into alleged war crimes went into their third day,

Johannesburg, July 9: Nelson Mandela's family is yet to take a decision on the ailing former South Africa president's appearance at Sunday's World Cup final here.

"We reiterate that Mr. Mandela and h

A 30-year-old housewife was mercilessly beaten and then burnt to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws following a family feud in a village in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Friday, pol

The sexual harassment scandal that cost David Davidar his job as president of Penguin Canada has been buried with his accuser Lisa Rundle settling her lawsuit with him and the publishing company amica

The brake pipes of a passenger train in Kerala were found snapped on Thursday, said officials who suspect sabotage.

"We have reports that it (brake pipes) was cut, and it can only be done by exerting