U.S. Approves Plan to Help Citigroup Weather Losses

"Citigroup executives presented a plan to federal officials on Friday evening after a weeklong plunge in the company’s share price threatened to engulf other big banks. In tense, round-the-clock negotiations that stretched until almost midnight on Sunday, it became clear...

Irani Trophy 2008 Day Three

"The Anil Kumble-led Rest of India set Delhi a stiff target of 378 on a fast-wearing track and then Zaheer Khan strike early double blow including the prized scalp of Virender Sehwag (8) to take the sting out of Delhi’s riposte, reducing them to 113 for three. Gambhir found...

Explorers to search Himalayas for yeti

A group of explorers in Japan are combing the Himalayas in a directed effort to find the Yeti. The expedition launched mid-August, 2008. "Over the next two months, a team of Japanese explorers hopes to obtain indisputable video evidence confirming the existence of the...

Tatas shut down Singur plant, preparing plan for Nano relocation

" Kolkata: With no hopes of the stalemate ending in Singur, Tatas on Tuesday said it was considering shifting the low-cost Nano car project from West Bengal to some other State, on which a decision may be taken...

DVLA staff strike over 'pay gap' in UK

A one day strike is being held today across the UK by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency employees (The UK equivalent of the US's DMV) over a dispute involving a pay gap. Union leaders say that the DVLA workers receive much lower pay than other Department for Transport...

WWJD: Who Would Jesus Deputize?

"The man accused of last month's mass shooting in a Tennessee church was indicted yesterday on two counts of first-degree murder and eight other counts. It seems likely that Jim David Adkisson's public defender will seek an insanity defense. He wants the case in Knox County's...

Boxing@Beijing Olympics 2008: Jitender goes down fighting

Indian hopes of a first boxing medal at the Olympics were battered as boxer Jitender Kumar lost to Russian Georgy Balakshin in the men’s 51 kg flyweight quarter-finals in Beijing.Read full story

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...