BERLIN: Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany. Full Coverage: World Cup

BERLIN: Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany. Full Coverage: World Cup

Drake claims his relationship status ''hasn't changed.'' The 27-year-old singer, who was rumoured to have split from his on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna in May, has hinted that they are still casually dating. Asked if he's been inspired to write new music ...

Drake claims his relationship status ''hasn't changed.'' The 27-year-old singer, who was rumoured to have split from his on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna in May, has hinted that they are still casually dating. Asked if he's been inspired to write new music ...

Drake claims his relationship status ''hasn't changed.'' The 27-year-old singer, who was rumoured to have split from his on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna in May, has hinted that they are still casually dating. Asked if he's been inspired to write new music ...

Drake claims his relationship status ''hasn't changed.'' The 27-year-old singer, who was rumoured to have split from his on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna in May, has hinted that they are still casually dating. Asked if he's been inspired to write new music ...

Amal Alamuddin's mother Baria has reportedly objected to her daughter's decision to wed George Clooney as he's not a Druze Muslim. An insider close to Alamuddin's family said that one would think the human rights lawyer has hit the jackpot with Clooney, ...

SILVERSTONE: Jenson Button, the 2009 champion, equalled his best previous finish at his home British Grand Prix by coming in fourth in his McLaren -- and was delighted for his victorious former team-mate Lewis Hamilton. "I said before the race that if I did ...

BEIRUT: The Western-backed Syrian opposition group will begin a three-day meeting in Istanbul later Sunday to elect a new president and discuss the offensive by Islamic militants straddling Iraq and Syria, an official with the group said. The meeting comes ...

LONDON: Whatever that was - it went faster than a race car, leaving greater damage in its wake than a hailstorm. Ask Canada's young Eugenie Bouchard. Petra Kvitova, the lefthander who wields her racket like a weapon of war, wrapped up the Wimbledon's ...

LONDON: She's the new poster girl of women's tennis, named after a British royal who mixes with Hollywood royalty. Tall, blonde Eugenie Bouchard, who will play her first Grand Slam final on Saturday, is photogenic, confident, poised and a just little ...

The Brazilian has carried the hosts, while Colombia's top scorer has been the best player so far. Only one will be left standing after their World Cup quarterfinal clash. Full Coverage: World Cup 2014. NEYMAR ABILITY: Like all of the great Brazilian players, ...

SAO PAULO: Lionel Messi is not one to throw tantrums on the pitch, even if he is at the receiving end of a violent tackle or a nasty elbow digging into his ribs. Full coverage: World Cup 2014 | Schedule & Results If he is hacked down, Messi usually just gets up, ...

NEW DELHI: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg explains away its controversial study on users' emotional states, leaving many uneasy about possible manipulation, as "just really bad communication". Speaking to TOI, she said, "We don't want to violate privacy ...

NEW DELHI: State-run gas utility GAIL on Sunday handed over to district administration nearly Rs 4 crore as compensation to families of those killed and injured in Friday's pipeline blast at Nagaram village in Andhra Pradesh, even as it suspended two senior ...

CHENNAI: Cheers broke out as a woman trapped in the debris of a fallen building since Saturday evening walked out unaided on Sunday morning around 10.45am. Sunita from Andhra Pradesh had spent more than 17 hours beneath the piles of concrete and ...

RAJAHMUNDRY (AP): Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday visited the site of the pipeline fire tragedy in East Godavari district in which 15 people perished. Naidu, who cut short his visit ...

RAJAHMUNDRY (AP): Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday visited the site of the pipeline fire tragedy in East Godavari district in which 15 people perished. Naidu, who cut short his visit ...

NEW DELHI: In a bid to target price-conscious consumers in emerging markets like India, Google on Wednesday unveiled Android One, a programme that will see the company partner with local phone makers to create and sell affordable yet fully-functional ...

PARIS: The United States warned Russia on Thursday it had only "hours" to prove it was helping disarm Ukrainian insurgents whose separatist drive has reopened a Cold War-style chasm in East-West ties. US Secretary of State John Kerry's warning came a ...