Suicide bomber kills 27 in Baghdad

A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up on Monday in a crowd of police recruits northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 27 people - most of them struck by iron balls packed with the explosives, police and hospital officials said.

India story looks good: PM

Terming the signals from stock markets as positive, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said 'India story looks so good' and promised to carry forward reforms to make the economy more efficient. "Be it FDI flows, investments in our stock markets or investments in knowledge economy, the signals are all positive. We will work to keep these positive," Singh said.

Beyonce sets Mumbai on fire

Singer Beyonce Knowles enthralled a rapt crowd at the MMRDA grounds in Mumbai. Her two-hour power-packed performance had Mumbai literally on its toes with her all-time greatest hit 'Bootylicious

Stunning SA spoil Akhtar's comeback

South Africa spoiled Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar's comeback match on Monday with a stunning 14-run victory in the fifth and final limited-overs game to clinch the series 3-2. Pakistan was coasting along well at 199 for four in the 41st over before it lost the last six wickets for 20 runs to get dismissed for 219 in 46.3 overs.