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FIFA Rankings: Brazil at the top
With the FIFA World Cup just three weeks away, Brazil are still the top ranked team while Argentina and France have slipped down.
Last human chromosome sequenced
Chromosome 1 contains 3,141 genes and is linked to 350 illnesses including cancer, Alzheimer's.
Cannes Da Vinci Premiere: Watch Live
In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Robert Langdon matches wits with a faceless powerbroker.
Politics of Soccer captured in images
The World Cup history on display at a Berlin exhibition shows how political tensions can overshadow "the beautiful game".
15 new faces in West Bengal ministry
CPI-M leader Buddhadev Bhattacharya will on Wednesday again be sworn-in as the chief minister in the newly elected Assembly.
Air-India co-pilot murdered
An argument over plaster of Paris dust took an ugly turn and led to the murder of Sanjiv Pansare by his neighbour.
Young diabetics face marital problems
With diabetes still seen as a social stigma, young diabetics face problems of getting married and saving marriage.
IBM hits new high in data storage
In five years you will be able to fit text from 8 million books into a cartridge half the size of a VHS tape.
Abbas thanks Putin for financial aid
Last week an international quartet which includes Russia agreed to provide financial aid to Palestine.
First home of Elvis sold online
A ranch-style Memphis home that Elvis Presley bought sells for $905,100 on the online auction service eBay.
NASA spacecraft crashes into satellite
The 360-kg spacecraft hit a defunct Pentagon satellite because of faulty navigational data
US, Libya break ice after 25 years
The US said it is restoring normal diplomatic relations with Libya for the first time in over a quarter century.
Imprison 'genocidal' Bush: Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the US president should be imprisoned by an international criminal court.
8 killed in Bihar Panchayat polls
Eight persons were killed in violence in the first phase of Panchayat elections in Bihar on Monday.
Mulayam claims to be Muslims' messiah
UP CM and Samajwadi Party supremo, Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed his govt had done maximum work for emancipation of Muslims.
Rangaswamy to begin second term as CM
N Rangasamy is likely to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Pondicherry for the second successive term on Thursday.