India

Sainiks went on a rampage after Bal Thackeray's wife's statue was desecrated by unidentified miscreants.

He did not say exactly when he would make up his mind but hinted it would be soon. His contract expires after the World Cup.

Sunday's final could be Totti's last game for Italy and will go a long way to determining how he is remembered.

Putin and Bush are expected to make progress at next week's meeting toward an agreement on civilian nuclear power.

Zidane's elegance is the perfect contrast to the tigerish determination of Italian destroyer Gennaro Gattuso.

Madhur Bhandarkar's biggest success on Corporate is in deriving a career-best performance from Bipasha Basu.

Ehsan Mani's three-year reign as president ended on Friday. Sonn is the first South African to hold the post.

Sampras returns to the court but the 14-time grand slam champion has no thoughts of coming back to the ATP circuit.

Shakira and 400 performers will rev up the pre-match festivities in a "Love Parade" style entry.

Tibetan exiles across the globe celebrated the Dalai Lama's 71st birthday on Thursday.

The move was in the national interest and their "pressure" on the Govt was not meant to destabilise it says Left.

Scolari was within one match of taking a second national team into what would have been his second final in a row as coach.

DMK supremo M Karunanidhi says party will review support to the Government over the Neyveli Lignite disinvestment.

State Counsel told Delhi HC that the SIT had so far registered three fresh FIRs and was also probing the action of police officials.

An albino British police horse is coping with this summer's heatwave with the help of sun cream every day.

All the action from the first semi-final between Italy and Germany. Italy beat Germany 2-0 to book their place in the final.