
9 people were killed and 957 rescued when a ferry capsised on Sunday. ...

09:47 AM, Sep 07, 2009

Australia, after clinching the ODI series 2-1 against Pakistan, will now set their sights on the three-match Twenty20 series starting on Wednesday. Both the teams, especially Australia, are taking this as a practice series ahead of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in September. It has been a challenging tour for Australia considering the hot and humid conditions in Sharjah, but they adapted and performed well. They aren't the clear favourite...

12:47 PM, Jun 23, 2008

Colombo: It was like waiting for the bride to appear. Heads turning, whispers among the gathered. Everyone was expectant. It gets like that when the big moment arrives. As word had been out since Wednesday night that Shoaib Akhtar was to retire from the game at international level, the expectation was more what he was going to say than how he felt; along with a few touches of emotion. It...

01:56 PM, Jan 03, 2008

The rebels were demanding the resignation of President Gloria Arroyo. ...

05:49 PM, Nov 29, 2007

Some 24 Filipino gays participated in the event, which was in its 5th year. ...

12:25 AM, Oct 03, 2007

Ex-President Joseph Estrada has been found guilty of large scale corruption. ...

01:17 PM, Sep 12, 2007

At Cebu detention and rehabilitation centre, every able-bodied inmate must dance. ...

04:10 PM, Sep 04, 2007

The two planes collided as they were preparing to land at the airport. ...

12:02 PM, Jul 09, 2007

He was gasping for air when they caught up with him. ...

12:37 PM, Jun 30, 2007

After holding children and teachers hostage for more than eight hours, abductors in Manila released them on Wednesday. ...

04:38 PM, Mar 28, 2007

In the Phillippine capital Manila there is no end in sight to the trauma of 31 children held hostage in a bus by gunmen. ...

12:34 PM, Mar 28, 2007

Hostage-takers said they were demanding improved housing and education for 145 children in a day-care center. ...

08:53 AM, Mar 28, 2007

The PM says his government will use the toughest measures to bring the ULFA to its knees. ...

07:51 PM, Jan 15, 2007

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the tenth ASEAN summit. ...

04:08 PM, Jan 14, 2007

The bride thought her big day was ruined when ASEAN re-scheduled its annual summit in the same hotel in Philippines. ...

06:05 PM, Jan 13, 2007

Philippines and Russia are out to give India a stiff competition in 2007. ...

06:11 PM, Jan 07, 2007

A US Marine was on Monday convicted in a landmark rape case and sentenced to 40 years in prison. ...

03:31 PM, Dec 04, 2006

The death toll from super typhoon Durian continues. Up to 600 are dead and 11,000 homeless. Roads and bridges have been washed away. ...

11:23 PM, Dec 03, 2006

Most victims died in mudslides triggered the typhoon, which buried at least eight villages in Albay province. ...

04:18 PM, Dec 02, 2006

Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides. ...

10:09 AM, Dec 01, 2006