Australia will not apologise to
Haneef: Howard
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has ruled out apologising to Mohamed Haneef, jailed for almost four weeks as part of a bungled terror probe, and rejected the view that the Indian doctor was victimised..

Goa turmoil
CM wins floor test; Opposition cries foul 
Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat today won the floor test in the Assembly after the Speaker restrained three legislators from taking part in the vote of confidence and then himself voted in favour of the Govt..

My opinion was sidelined at the
wedding: Arjun Singh
Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh today distanced himself from the allegations that his family has been harassing his grandson's wife for dowry saying his opinion was "sidelined" at the wedding..

Taliban deadline expires, no word on
South Korean hostages 
A Taliban deadline for the Afghan government to agree to free rebel prisoners to save the lives of 22 kidnapped South Koreans expired on Monday but there was no word on the hostages..

'Benazir to share power if
Musharraf quits army'
"We have already said that our negotiations are going on and we have achieved forward movement on some matters," said former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in a television interview..

Tennis: Bank of the West Classic
Sania loses in final, but wins
doubles title
Sania, surrendered to the might of Russian Chakvetadze, who notched up a convincing 6-3 6-2 victory for her first Bank of the West Class title on Sunday..

Sania jumps to 31 in world rankings

Justin Gatlin to appeal possible
eight year doping ban
Lawyers for the American, who shares the 100-meter record of 9.77 seconds with Jamaica's Asafa Powell, will make the case in Atlanta, almost a year after he and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency reached an unusual compromise..

Prior defends England team's
verbal row with India
''That (verbals) comes with the territory, it's international cricket, it's a hard game and we all want to win so you are going to have your banter but no one overstepped the mark,'' Prior told reporters.