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FBI chief in Chicago for briefing on Headley case

FBI director Robert Mueller is in Chicago for a briefing on the case of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, who is due to appear in a court later in the day to respond to the charges he helped plan Mumbai terrorist attacks.12:00 AM on December 10

Iranian leader Khamenei named dictator of the year

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was Wednesday selected as winner of 'dictator of the year prize', students at Oslo University said.12:00 AM on December 10

Iceberg, 19 km by 8 km, drifting towards Australia

An iceberg twice the size of Sydney Harbour is heading towards Western Australia, news reports said Wednesday.10:04 PM on December 09

Australian woman jailed for killing her 'clingy' child

An Australian single mother, who killed her two-year-old child because he was 'overly clingy' and reminded her of his father, pleaded guilty to the 2007 murder and will serve a minimum of 19 years in jail.10:01 PM on December 09

Pakistani players' absence will rob IPL of some gloss: Afridi

Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi feels the absence of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will take some gloss away from the cash-rich spectacle.8:04 PM on December 09

Climate summit stalled by most vulnerable countries

Island nation Tuvalu led a group of developing countries in a walkout from the Dec 7-18 climate summit here Wednesday, forcing an unprecedented closure of the conference for a few hours.8:04 PM on December 09

India lose to Maldives, face Bangaldesh in SAFF Cup semis

A 10-man India under-23 side Wednesday lost their last group match against holders Maldives here 0-2 and will now face hosts Bangladesh in the semi-final of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup.8:03 PM on December 09

PCB appoints Waqar Younis bowling and fielding coach

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday appointed former fast bowler Waqar Younis as the new bowling and fielding coach for the team's tough tour of Australia starting later this month.8:03 PM on December 09

Bickering and fit of nerves sour Italian football

The insults that a group of Juventus fans late Tuesday levelled at their club's team and management topped a series of confrontations and tantrums that lately have busied the chroniclers of the Italian Serie A.8:02 PM on December 09

An Indo-Russian thaw on a wintry day in Moscow

On a wintry day in Moscow, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a reason to exchange warm smiles that signalled a new warmth in bilateral ties that went through a period of cold shouldering when both countries ended their Cold War alliance to diversify their strategic linkages.8:02 PM on December 09

Massive November car sales in China, India

Passenger car sales for November rose 61 percent in India and nearly doubled in China in a sign that Asia is increasingly driving the global car industry, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.8:01 PM on December 09

Sehwag back in top-five of Test rankings

Riding on his match-winning 293 in the third Test against Sri Lanka, Virender Sewhag stormed into the top-five while his opening partner Gautam Gambhir continued to lead the charts in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for Test batsmen.8:00 PM on December 09

Watch out Europe, Bayern are back

Bayern Munich returned to Germany Wednesday in euphoric mood after saving their best performance of the season for when it mattered most.8:00 PM on December 09

Tough road ahead of Australia to reclaim top Test spot

If Australia have to wrest the top position from India in the cricket Test rankings they will have to wallop their opponents in the next four series.6:06 PM on December 09

Poor working memory more likely to provoke parents

Any parent knows that sometimes maintaining your cool with misbehaving children is a challenge. A new study by psychologists suggests that parents with poorer working memory skills are less likely to control their emotions with children.6:05 PM on December 09