Durban: Spain scripted history by qualifying for their maiden World Cup final since their first appearance 76 years ago with a 1-0 victory over three-time champions Germany to set up a summit clash against the Netherlands here today. Central defender... (Continue reading)
After Germany’s heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to Spain in the World Cup semi-finals, angry German fans are calling to kill Paul, the psychic octopus, who had predicted that Spain would win last four clash. German fans had been praying that the... (Continue reading)
Lauki (bottle gourd) and Karela (bitter gourd) juice proved lethal for a 59-year-old diabetic Sushil Kumar Saxena, Deputy Secretary in Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, who died in Rockland Hospital after vomitting blood, reports Mail Today. Saxena’s wife 56-year-old... (Continue reading)
Cape Town: The Netherlands qualified for their third World Cup final, and first in 32 years, after a 3-2 victory over Uruguay with two quick strikes in the second half sealing their win here. Captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored a... (Continue reading)
JOHANNESBURG : The World Cup total stadium attendance will pass 3 million at the Germany-Spain semifinal match on Wednesday. FIFA says 2,997,000 people have attended the first 61 matches, for an average of 49,134 with three games left to play.... (Continue reading)
Octopus Paul has become one of the stars of the tournament and put the TV pundits to shame, thanks to an amazing run of correct World Cup predictions. Here’s 10 things you didn’t know about the tentacled tipster. 1. He’s... (Continue reading)
An octopus in Germany who has shot to fame by correctly predicting the outcome of the country’s World Cup matches should be set free, an animal rights group has demanded. “Paul has forecast that Germany will beat Argentina. In... (Continue reading)
Paul, the octopus of the Sea Life Aquarium in Germany has correctly predicted the German’s loss to Spain in the 2010 World Cup Semifinals. An agency is taking bets on whether Paul the Octopus will correctly pick the winner of... (Continue reading)
Sakina Mohammadi Ashtiani is awaiting a punishment in Iran for a charge of adultery leveled against her. She will be half-buried till her chest and stoned to death. The children of Sakina Mohammadi Ashtiani and human rights activists groups are... (Continue reading)
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state’s strict new immigration law, attempting to wrestle back control over the issue but infuriating Republicans who said the border required more security. The administration argued the Arizona law,... (Continue reading)