WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.25-yr-old daredevil walks tightrope in stilettosA daredevil from Austin, Texas recently walked tightrope......

PHOTOS: Top moments from the week gone by

Top 20 images of all the events of the week that was. A Swiss Air Force F/A 18 Hornet aircraft releases flare during the Air14 airshow at the airport in Payerne. The Swiss Air Force celebrates......

Indo-US joint statement hails partnership

Joint Statement of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama November 08, 2010 Reaffirming their nations' shared values and increasing convergence of interests, Prime Minister......

Aus: MP for debate on growing Muslim population

An Australian member of Parliament and former Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, has sparked off a row after suggesting that Australia needs to have a serious discussion about the growth of its......

Dubai now home to world's most sustainable building

After constructing the world's tallest tower, Dubai has now earned the distinction of having the "most sustainable" commercial building in the world – The Change Initiative (TCI). TCI has......

PM proposes Pan-Asian FTA area

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday mooted a Pan-Asian Free Trade Area, along the lines of North American Free Trade Area and the European Union, as part of efforts to make the Asian region an......

'Green building mart a big biz opportunity'

\n\nIndia -- or the Indian Green Building Council -- came on to the world map of 'green' buildings with the construction of the CII-Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad. This is a......

Gabba pitch criticism amplified because of bowling standards

'Just because of the nature of how good those bowling attacks were they probably embellished it a bit. So, you wouldn't want to play on it every day, but I think for occasional Test matches it's......

Gabba is docked a point for not meeting ICC guidelines

IMAGE: Ground staff work on the pitch during an Australian Ashes squad nets session at The Gabba. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday gave a......

Cricket Buzz: Sangakkara is first non-British MCC president

IMAGE: Children watch the match with MCC president Kumar Sangakarra. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for MCC Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara, on Tuesday, took charge as......

Smith and Co eye No 1 spot in Tests

'We want to be No 1 in the world in all three formats and I think this Test match is a step in the right direction' IMAGE: From left, Australia’s Usman Khawaja, David Warner and Steven Smith......

Shashank Manohar, non-playing captain

In a cricketing establishment that attracts publicity and glamour like a magnet, Shashank Manohar, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is a novelty. He shuns the......