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......

Veiled women, Salman and nudes

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£ 40 m Heathrow robbery foiled

Six men were today arrested in an operation that foiled a 40m robbery at Heathrow airport, report agencies. A manhunt has been launched for two others who escaped. Armed officers ambushed the......

Banks see new bad debt rules as step in right direction

Indian banks have welcomed new rules that could allow them to take majority stakes in troubled companies as a warning to wayward entrepreneurs, even if the provisions will not apply to the bulk of......

Hurricane Sandy threatens $20bn in economic damage

Superstorm Sandy is expected to leave a trail of destruction along its path both in terms of human and economic cost in the United States.The storm, which made landfall on the New Jersey coast on......

Asia Society Conference: PM's speech

This is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech inaugurating the Asia Society's 16th Asian Corporate Conference -- whose theme is 'Driving Global Business: India's New Priorities, Asia's......

'Investors should remain invested'

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The Oval in numbers: 8th time India lost 4 Tests in a series

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Oval Test. IMAGE: Alastair Cook of England returns to the pavilion after being dismissed for 147 in his final Test match innings. Photograph: Mike......

England's Barmy Army gets a bit of local help in Adelaide

IMAGE: Journalist Cate McGregor sings in the Barmy Army during day four of the Second Test match at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images England's Barmy Army of......

Stats: Records galore for Clarke, Warner as Australia dominate Day 1

Australia captain Michael Clarke walks out to bat in the first Test against India in Adelaide on Tuesday. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images   Australia opener David Warner paid a fitting......

Australia v India Tests: The score thus far...

Next week’s rescheduled first Test against India will allow Australia's grieving cricketers to move on from Phillip Hughes's shocking demise. It will be emotionally very demanding, though,......

No CA contract extensions for Cowan, Khawaja

Australia have cut opening batsman Ed Cowan and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade from their list of 18 centrally-contracted players, but handed opener Phillip Hughes another chance to establish himself in......