Naib Subedar Ram Kirpal Singh, part of the nine-guard peace-keeping force deployed in Congo, was killed when their camp came under heavy rocket attack on Monday morning.

Tunisian fans invaded the stade Charlety pitch when striker Santos scored for their team to make it 2-2.

Two Indian doctors in Time's heroes of Global Health list

Patil has commended the work of the ITBP and promised to look into its problems.

Over 49 lakh phones were added in the April-June quarter this fiscal.

Indian Oil Corporation is eyeing acquisition of a stake in Singapore Petroleum company as part of its plans to become a diversified, transnational, integrated energy major.

Former colonial powers Britain and France on Friday paraded their historical links to Africa to try to win backing for their bids to host the 2012 Olympics.

A section of crowd shouted monkey noises at Levante's two coloured players during the weekend game that Real Madrid won 2-0.

The Indian armed force will police the southern Darfur region, which has been wracked by ethnic conflict between Muslim and Christian militia.

The killing of the militiamen was a "proportionate" reaction to the slaying of 9 Bangladeshi peacekeepers last week, the UN said.

3 Pakistani peacekeepers in Haiti have been charged with rape, the UN said.

Russia has promised India four to five million tonnes of crude oil annually from its Far East Siberian oil fields if it fails to accommodate ONGC Videsh Ltd in Yuganskneftegaz, the core asset of Yukos that has been acquired by Russian state-owned Ros

Edible insects such as caterpillars and grubs should be considered an alternative source of nutrition in the effort to overcome food insecurity in central African countries, a new study by the United Nations food agency has said.

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Laila Ali will not fight Jacqui Frazier in Kinshasa on the 30th anniversary of the "Rumble in the Jungle".

Peru fought back to draw 2-2 with Colombia in the Copa America.

The Cameroon captain's header gave his country a 2-1 win over Benin in their World Cup qualifying match.

In the Global Corruption Index, a survey of 133 nations conducted by Transparency International (an anti-graft watchdog), India stood 83rd, recording a score of 2.8 out of 10.

India have been drawn in along with Japan, Oman and Singapore in the Asian qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup football finals.\n\n

The Indian ace was to play Congo's Sony Koyombo but pulled out as he was running a fever.

Diwakar Prasad and Harpal Singh progressed into the semifinals of their respective boxing events.

India shares a good relationship with the US and was not under any pressure to send troops to Iraq, the foreign secretary said.