Empire State Building Green For Wizard Of Oz, Ahmadinejad

The Iranian opposition lobbied New York City make the Empire State Building glow green - its trademark color - during this week, when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting the United Nations in New York. The petition was not approved, but now the building will be lit up...

Sachin fit to play Irani tie

"Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar will play in the five-day Irani Trophy match against Ranji Trophy champions Delhi at Baroda from September 24 to 28. The master blaster, who did not play in the just concluded One-Day series in Sri Lanka due to the elbow injury during the...

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India win series 3-1

"India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the fourth ODI at Premdasa stadium in Colombo. With this win, India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the Idea Cup and thus have won their first ever ODI bilateral series in the Emerald Island."

Don’t write off Fab 4: Kumble

Test skipper Anil Kumble came out strongly in defense of the fabulous four of the Indian middle-order who failed against the Sri Lankan spin duo of Ajantha Mendis and Muthiah Muralitharan in the recently concluded three-match series in the Emerald Isle which the visitors lost...

JK Rowling and Anna Friel in red carpet frock horror

It's happened to the best of us - but it's hardly what you would expect from two celebrities with access to a stash of cash and expensive stylists. Author JK Rowling and actress Anna Friel rocked up on the red carpet in the same flowing green dress - albeit worn in a slightly...

Sydney Blacks Out for Climate Change

From 7:30 to 8:30pm local time, Sydney observed Earth Hour, in which all major public lights were shut off, including the Opera House and the Coke sign in Kings Cross."Framed between an almost full moon and starlight above, and street lights and glow-worms of traffic below,...

Emerald Fire scorches 2,000 acres

"A wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest, Tuesday afternoon, closed Highway 38 from Bryant Street to Valley of the Falls Drive, and caused mandatory evacuation of Mountain Home Village and Loch Leven Conference Center."