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In Nelson Mandela's honour, the United Nations declared the Nobel peace laureate's birthday Mandela Day in 2009.

Protesters want their jobs back and a CBI inquiry in to the violence that had erupted on July 18, 2012 after which 2,500 workers were sacked.

Queen Elizabeth is the second senior royal this week to publicly express hopes of imminent arrival for the baby.

Rouhani may appoint the negotiating team after he takes oath in early August, said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi.

It was the first assassination of a pro-Assad figure in Lebanon since the Syrian revolt began 28 months ago.

An estimated 1.3 million Sri Lankans work in the Middle East and remittances are the island's largest source of foreign exchange.

The long-distance runner says he still does not know when he will retire from sport.

The girls have alleged their father used to threaten them of dire consequences if they told anyone about the matter.

The monitoring committee, sources said, would see if there are any bottlenecks in the effective implementation of the bill and any other deficiency on the ground.

Turkish clubs Fenerbahce and Besiktas have asked sport's highest court to overturn European competition expulsions imposed by UEFA for match-fixing.

Froome narrowly beat Alberto Contador to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France in a rainy time-trial and extend his overall lead.

Andretti Autosport have become the third of 10 teams to sign up for the FIA Formula E Championship - the world's first fully electric-racing series, beginning in September 2014.

The Burman family, promoters of Dabur Group, has bought the Pune franchise of the Indian Badminton League, which is scheduled to be held from August 14 to 31.

Three police vehicles were damaged by agitators during bandh call in Saran district on Wednesday over the death of 22 children due to eating poisonous midday meal in a government school, police said.

The Blues reportedly had offered £10m in cash plus a player, either Juan Mata or David Luiz, for Rooney.

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday had a narrow escape from a landslide at Netali Maneri marg in Uttarkashi, a senior official said.