Reigning champions Italy crashed out of the World Cup, losing 3-2 to Slovakia, who reached the last-16 along with Paraguay.

Veteran batsman Misbah-ul-Haq expressed disappointment on Thursday at being dropped from the England-bound Pakistan squad.

An American man on a mission to capture Osama bin Laden has abandoned his goal and is all set to go home.

India could for the first time experience a “double-digit” economic growth within the next five years.

For all the mineral wealth believed to be lying untapped in Afghanistan, India and China, are not rushing in with pick axes.