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A high-profile Sunni Muslim politician has been killed in Iraq on Tuesday ahead of the December 15 poll. Three of his bodyguards were wounded.

A new wave of humour is sweeping across South Africa and race is no bar.

A Pakistani bus completed the second and final phase of the trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service on Tuesday. The bus is expected to be operational by the end of December.

The message at the 6th WTO meet is clear ? put your money where your mouth is, or in this case, put your money back in the bank.

The Sensex ended up over 130 points. Gains were seen in FMCG, banking, auto, technology, metal, oil, pharma and capital goods stocks.

From cyberspace to telespace, hackers are quite a menace. They forced Russia's newly started English news channel off air.

According to sources, ONGC has not only dropped its plan for buyback of shares from IOC and GAIL, but is now actively considering off-loading part of its holdings.

The explosion occured when firecrackers kept in the rear of the bus carrying a marriage party of 70 people exploded.

A stunning late resurgence and two superb drag flicks from Sandeep Singh ensured that India beat Pakistan 3-2 in a heart-stopping Champions Trophy tie.

Iceland beauty beat 102 women from around the world. India's contestant Sindhura Gadde lost her way after reaching the semi-finals.

Recently the Orissa state government caught in the controversy over the safety and security of marathon kid Budhia Singh.

Shingara Mann Singh, a Sikh French citizen, will pursue his battle to find out if "one can be both Sikh and French,? a spokesman for the Sikh community said.

The government appointed Vijay Shankar as the CBI director following the retirement of U S Mishra on December 6.

Cyclone Fanoos has, in a day's time, crossed 250 km of area and is currently centered 500 km from the coast of Tamil Nadu.

With Cabinet approving signing of the UN Convention against Corruption, India can now expect more transparency in corruption probes.

Overeating can often lead to serious trouble. This is what happened to an anaconda when it bit off more than it could chew.