China's high court overturned the death sentence on a former tycoon Friday, in a case that caused an uproar over the nation's use of capital punishment for economic crimes. The State Supreme Court ordered the high court in eastern China's Zhejiang province to retry the case of Wu Ying. It recommended that any death sentence should come with a two year reprieve -- a penalty almost always commuted to life in prison. "The State Supreme Court …

An unmanned European craft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday 2233 GMT, laden with tonnes of fuel, water, oxygen and other supplies, France's CNES space agency said. The robot freighter hooked up with the station, which is currently staffed by six astronauts, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said. The Edoardo Amaldi, a 20-tonne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) gently hooked up to the ISS after inching …

Rajini had earlier sung a song for Kochadaiyaan which was composed by AR Rahman and with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Now he has rendered the Hindi version of this track as well. Lyrics are by Izzat Kamil and had some tough Urdu words. Rajini had no trouble grasping it however, and gave a flawless performance. The song was recorded at a studio in London just before Rajini returned to India. The team marvelled at his excellent rendition of the song which …

Gold surged by Rs 129 to Rs 49,414 per 10 grams in the local market Friday as its international price improved to $ 1,665 an ounce, market sources said. According to Karachi Saraf Association official, tola (11.664 grams) price also went up by Rs 150 at Rs 57,650. Silver closed higher at Rs 925.71 per 10 grams.

Kensington Palace, home to Queen Victoria and Princess Diana in the past and from next year to Prince William and his wife Catherine, reopens to the public Monday after extensive renovation. Fringed by manicured gardens, the red-brick palace in central London has borne witness to both the high politics and intimate personal lives of the British monarchy for more than 300 years. Visitors - who officials hope will come in droves during a summer …

The long and most awaited movie of the season, Billa 2 will be holding their audio release by mid April. The gossip is that Superstar Rajnikanth will grace the event with his presence. The Superstar had earlier attended the audio and movie launch of Thala’s Billa and Asal. Right now the Superstar is in London for the shoot of Kochadaiyaan. The rumour is that Billa 2 audio launch will happen once he returns. Billa 2 features Ajith, Parvathy Omanakuttan, …

Superstar Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone starrer much awaited 3D flick is Kochadaiyaan, the unit is all set to commence the shooting in London and will fly to night. Debutant directorial of Soundarya R Ashwin will hit the floors in London and the first schedule will be canned for about 25 days of shoot there, which has music being composed by maestro AR Rahman. Superstar’s younger daughter tweeted in a microblogging site, “Off to London tonight …

Superstar Shahrukh Khan says he misses being a child as adulthood brings restriction in discovering new aspects of life. “I miss being a baby because sometimes as an adult, one feels one is just repeating trivial maintenance duties instead of discovering new things,” the 46-year-old tweeted. Shah Rukh is currently working on Yash Chopra untitled film opposite Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.

Could "green" be the new black? Perhaps only if you can imagine wearing stilettos made from pistachio nuts and coffee beans and clothes from orange peel, fungi and mould. While the fashion pack are hitting the catwalks at Paris Fashion Week, students at London's Kingston University have taken up the challenge of trying to lower the industry's carbon footprint by using biodegradable materials to produce luxury clothes, shoes and accessories for home …

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat in the third one-day international at Chevrolet Park here on Tuesday. South Africa, leading the five-match series 2-0, made two changes from the side that played in the first two matches in Paarl and East London. Alviro Petersen and Colin Ingram replaced Hashim Amla, who is on paternity leave, and Jacques Kallis, who is being rested for the remainder of the series. Sri Lanka, needing a win to revive their …