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Ecuador beat Costa Rica 3-0 and entered the second round on Thursday for the first time in their history.

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday said the BJP stands with late party leader Pramod Mahajan's family in its hour of need.

HDFC chief expected a 10-20 per cent fall in property prices in three to six months and demand for home loans easing.

A Chennai HC holds there are sufficient grounds for proceeding against AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa on income tax cases.

Hatem Trabelsi is described Tunisia's star man because of his effective and adventurous play as a defender.

Comedian, who suffers from a lung ailment, says he is postponing July show. Plan to direct movie unaffected.

A tea vendor's son has stood first among 22,339 candidates in the Orissa Medical Entrance Examination 2006.

Heather Mills McCartney is to take legal action over a newspaper article alleging she worked as a prostitute.

Bush arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to meet Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki, his first visit since al-Maliki took office.

Delhi court reserves its order on the bail plea of both Rahul Mahajan and Sahil Zaroo till June 14.

South Africa will host the inaugural 12-nation Twenty20 World Championship between September 21 and 30 next year.

The array of stars, led by Ronaldinho, are tipped by most to walk off with an unprecedented sixth world title.

Around 200 people were severely injured in violent clashes with the police in Bangladesh. One of their main demands is electoral reform.

A ringtone which prying elders can't hear - if you think it is just a teen fantasy, step aside.

Iran has close ties to the Shiite parties that now dominate Iraq's government, which al-Zarqawi sought to topple.

Iran's coach Branko Ivankovic admitted his team were going into their World Cup opener with Mexico as underdogs.