Ex-UK PM aide Coulson jailed for 18 months for phone hacking

Andy Coulson, a former aide of British Prime Minister David Cameron, was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in jail for his involvement in the highly controversial phone-hacking scandal that rocked......

UK phone hacking: Brooks cleared of all charges; Coulson guilty

Ex-News International CEO Rebekah Brooks was on Tuesday cleared of all charges but her former colleague Andy Coulson was found guilty of phone hacking, bringing a dramatic end to the eight-month......

London terror accused wants to 'alleviate the pain'

Two Muslim men appeared in court on Monday on charges of brutally hacking to death a British soldier on a London street in May. Michael Adebolajo, 28, made his first court appearance at Westminster......

Hurricane Rita slams US at 120 mph

Hurricane Rita ploughed into the Gulf Coast early Saturday, lashing Texas and Louisiana with driving rain, igniting the pre-dawn sky with exploding transformers and threatening to flood the......

Coming up at Toronto: Priyanka! Pacino! Denzel! Reese!

There is Robert Downey Jr. And Reese Witherspoon. And Steve Carell. And Bill Murray. And Al Pacino. And, of course, Priyanka Chopra. Arthur J Pais, who has covered the Toronto International Film......

Terrific films at the Toronto Film Festival

Gems from Toronto: Gender conflict in India, revisiting American slavery, and the fount of the Arab spring. A freed slave, who is also a gifted violinist living in a New York city with his wife and......

'Ranbir is more talented than Raj Kapoor'

Few minutes into Hansal Mehta's stirring Shahid -- an emotional film that challenges even the most cynical and hard hearted audiences -- and you wonder about the director and how he came......

'Sridevi has not lost her radiant luster'

Though Sridevi got a huge welcome from her fans at the world premiere of her comeback vehicle English Vinglish, the mainstream press at the Toronto International Film Festival gave the film a......

Smith to assume new role as Australia's Test opener

IMAGE: Last week, Steve Smith had expressed an interest in filling the openers' slot, left vacant by the departure of David Warner. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images from the Rediff......

Warner set for Sydney farewell as Aus unchanged for 3rd Test

IMAGE: David Warner will call time on his 12-year Test career at his home ground at the SCG. Photograph: Kind courtesy cricket.com.au/X David Warner has been given the hometown farewell from test......

Warner in Australia's squad for first Pakistan Test

IMAGE: David Warner's lack of Test runs, an average of less than 30 with just one century over the last two years, had threatened to stymie his retirement plans but his contribution to Australia's......

Wade to lead Australia for India T20 series

IMAGE: Matthew Wade has been named captain of Australia's squad for the five-match T20 series in India, commencing on November 23 in Visakhapatnam and concluding in Hyderabad on December 3.......

World Cup: Labuschagne, Head in final Australian squad; Agar misses out

IMAGE: Following his impressive show in South Africa and in India, Marnus Labuschagne was named in Australia’s final squad for the ODI World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Marnus Labuschagne......