Irani Trophy 2008: Day One

"Rest of India were in a desperate position after the first day’s play in the Irani trophy 2008 against Ranji champions Delhi at Vadodara. RoI won the toss and elected to bat. Wasim Jaffer scored 50 and Dravid made 46 while opening. But after that the batting collapsed as...

Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts

There seems to be no peace in the war ravaged Afghanistan. Afghanistan has seen rising levels of violence in recent months. Two suicide bomb blast have been reported from southern city of Kandhar in Afghanistan. The bombers targeted a senior border police commander,...

Five serial blasts rock Jaipur,India

Update- Five major blasts rocked different parts of Jaipur on Tuesday evening. All blasts took place in densely populated areas. Four people are reportedly injured in the blasts. Jaipur, the capital of India's desert state Rajasthan, had three bomb blast in succession....

Several thousand China supporters stage Paris demonstration

After weeks of anti-China demonstrations, today in Paris pro-China demonstrators voiced their support of China's handling of the run-up to the Olympic Games."Organizers say between 6,000 and 7,000 turned out for Saturday's protest, at Paris' Place de la Republique. Police...

Countrywide reportedly under FBI investigation

Put this in your "no real surprise to anyone who pays attention" folder - "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The FBI has launched an investigation into the lending practices of battered home lender Countrywide Financial Corp. according to a U.S. government official, CNN has...

Indonesia rocked by two big aftershocks: seismologists

"Indonesia's Sumatra island was rocked by two powerful aftershocks in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with local tsunami alerts being issued on both occasions, the US Geological Survey said. A strong 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck at 1:06 am (1806 GMT) at a depth of 35...

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...

Congo: Fighting Erupts in Kinshasa

When political contenders have private armies, there is a fine line between election and coup. The flashpoint for this conflict was President Kabila's demand that Senator Bemba's private security contingent be replaced with members of the police department. Whilst Bemba is...