India

Saudi-born Bin Laden was based in Afghanistan until the Taliban government there was overthrown by US-backed forces in late 2001.

The RJD, which played a key role in the installation of Madhu Koda government, will not join the UPA dispensation.

Govt wants to make it mandatory for docs to undergo a year's rural posting before they get permanent registeration.

Bangladesh has better sanitation facilities than Pakistan, but both are miles ahead of India.

TV channels were abuzz earlier this week with rumours that Priyanka Chopra had committed suicide on foreign shores.

The man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 has warned Pope Benedict saying his life could be in danger.

Martina Hingis overcame Tzipora Obziler 6-2 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Kolkata Open on Wednesday.

Atlantis glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a mission to the international space station.

Kareena has finally decided to take a break from work and is celebrating her birthday in Goa with friends.

Greenland's massive ice sheet is melting much quicker than scientists had estimated, says research.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said Pope Benedict XVI comments on Islam were unfortunate.

Zhang Xinyan bit the panda in the zoo after it attacked him when he jumped into the enclosure and tried to hug it.

For those watching the 9 o' clock bulletin on Tuesday night, the news of a military coup in Thailand came as an unusual news.

"The situation is being monitored closely and we are in touch with our Embassy in Bangkok," an MEA official said.

A public memorial service for 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin began on Wednesday.

Santosh Kumar Singh, accused in the Mattoo case says the doctor's testimony cannot be taken into consideration.