Two Guantanamo prisoners refuse release to Algeria

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 14:08

Two Algerian detainees at Guantanamo Bay are fighting efforts by US President Barack Obama`s administration to transfer them to their homeland, fearing abuse, a lawyer has said.

High alert in Andhra Pradesh as Cyclone `Lehar` heads to coast

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 15:42

Andhra Pradesh is on a high alert for the very severe cyclonic storm `Lehar`, which is expected to cross the coast around noon on November 28.

Odisha districts alerted as cyclone Leher approaches landfall

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 12:34

Hardly had the dust settled on the devastating Cyclone Phailin ravaging Odisha and Andhra Pradesh`s coastal districts, the two states were bracing for another storm "Cyclone Lehar" to strike.

Helicopter crashes in Philippines

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 20:01

A private helicopter in the Philippines carrying relief goods for typhoon-affected people crashed into the Manila Bay Sunday, a media report said.

Helicopter crashes in Philippines

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 20:01

A private helicopter in the Philippines carrying relief goods for typhoon-affected people crashed into the Manila Bay Sunday, a media report said.

18,000 evacuated after pipeline explosion in China kills 47

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 00:44

Around 18,000 people were evacuated from a district in east China where an oil pipeline explosion killed 47 people as the largest oil refiner on Saturday apologised for one of the country`s worst industrial accidents.

India successfully tests Dhanush ballistic missile

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 18:59

India Saturday successfully tested its nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush from a naval ship in the Bay of Bengal, an official said.

Dhanush missile successfully test-fired

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 13:27

India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha coast on Saturday.

World`s oldest seawater found in US

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 17:01

: Scientists have discovered the oldest body of seawater in the world - 100 to 145 million years old - under Chesapeake Bay, the largest crater in the US.

Odisha alerts fishermen over cyclone Helen

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 15:51

Fishermen in southern Odisha were warned against venturing out into the sea due to formation of severe cyclonic storm Helen over the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Helen to cross AP tomorrow night

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 13:29

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal would intensify into a cyclonic storm and cross the coast between Chennai and Ongole tomorrow night, the Indian Meteorological Department said here on Wednesday.