Hot-shooting North Texas cruises past Houston Baptist 107-87

North Texas routs Houston Baptist 107-87

HOUSTON — Josh White scored 28 points and hot-shooting North Texas rolled to a 107-87 victory over Houston Baptist Monday night.

‘Laxmanananda not a VHP leader as projected in media’

BHUBANESWAR - Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal Monday said Swami Laxmanananda, whose murder triggered the Kandhamal riots in 2008, was not a VHP leader as projected in the media.

Blacklisted from running, Iraqi lawmaker says Sunni vote boycott won’t help political standoff

Iraqi lawmaker: Sunni boycott won’t solve standoff

E-management training programme for Waqf boards

BHOPAL - In a step towards e-management of properties affiliated to Muslim shrines and mosques, the Minorities Affairs Ministry Monday began a three-day training programme here to familiarise Waqf board officers with computerisation and digitisation of records.

Pope begins talks with Irish bishops over sex scandal

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI began talks Monday with a delegation of Irish bishops summoned to the Vatican to discuss a child sex abuse scandal which has shaken the Catholic Church in Ireland.