The United States Navy has for the first time launched an unmanned aircraft the size of a fighter jet from a warship in the Atlantic Ocean, as it wades deeper into America's drone programme amid growing concerns over the legality of its escalating surveillance and lethal strikes.
Smith was ruled out of the third Test due to concussion and Hohns said the form of his replacement, Marnus Labuschagne, would be a factor in finalising the batting order.
K L Rahul (67) scored his fourth half-century (his fifth in Test cricket) of the series and along with fellow opener Murali Vijay (42 batting), conjured up a stand of 91 -- their best of the series -- on a JSCA track that remained good for batting.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane shared an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 93 to keep alive India's hopes of a series-levelling win over Australia, giving the hosts a lead of 126 on a see-saw third day of the second Test in Bengaluru on Monday.
The UNICEF said an estimated 2.4 million children have been affected by the recent floods in the country.
Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc will return from a broken foot during Australia's limited-overs triangular series in the West Indies in June.
Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been reinstated as Australia's vice captain as selectors look to add some experience to their side ahead of the first of back-to-back Ashes series against England.
'This was a very impressive win because they did it the hard way'
Even as the controversy over his recent statement that fidelity in marriage was better to prevent AIDS than use of condoms, a statement he insists has been misquoted, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has now waded into another one.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday waded into the controversy over Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan's remarks about the problems purportedly faced by Indian Muslims, saying the Indian government should provide the actor security.
The Miami Heat repeated as National Basketball Association (NBA) champions on Thursday with a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the decisive seventh game of an epic series.
Carmelo Anthony's stunning 50-point performance led the New York Knicks to a 102-90 win over defending NBA champions Miami on Tuesday, extending their winning streak to nine games.
"Debate is just an excuse, the real target of the RSS-BJP is social justice," Priyanka Gandhi said.
India tour is not final marker for World Cup hopefuls, says Langer
India 'A' bowlers were largely ineffective, allowing Steve Smith and senior batsman Shaun Marsh to strike comfortable hundreds as Australia started their Test tour in impressive fashion in the three-day warm-up game in Mumbai on Friday.
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shyamapada Mondal waded into controversy by calling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a 'eunuch' and accused her of practicing politics of appeasement. "Today you cannot understand whether Mamata Banerjee is a female or a male... I'd say she has become a 'hijra' (eunuch)," he said.
An inspired Shaquille O'Neal had 20 points and five rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 88-76.
The Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 91-77 on Saturday to force a decisive game seven in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Eastern Conference finals.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Saturday
Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has waded into a stand-off between the government and judiciary, saying the country's development and welfare depend on state institutions functioning within their constitutional limits.
Tom Latham led New Zealand out on the field in Sydney on Friday in the absence of unwell Kane Williamson. Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. IMAGES from Day 1 of the 3rd Test between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney on Friday
Australian opener David Warner has backed his embattled partner Ed Cowan, saying that the selectors should persist with him despite repeated failures in the ongoing Test series against India.
