Ben Stokes reacts while bowling during the second Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia, in Adelaide (AP)

Flowers left by mourners surround a portrait of Nelson Mandela in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday.

Abandoned cars lie in receding floodwaters in New Brighton, northwest England, on Thursday after high winds and flooding hit the

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European storm turns deadly, threatens huge tidal surge

Dec 06, 2013 - AFP

A fierce storm battered northern Europe with hurricane force winds Thursday, leaving five people dead or missing, disrupting travel and forcing thousands to flee their homes over fears of the worst tidal surge in decades.

Business

Gold falls by Rs 285 on sustained selling

Dec 07, 2013 - PTI

Extending losses for the second straight day, gold prices on Saturday lost another Rs 285 to Rs 30,500 per ten gram in the national capital on sustained selling by stockists against falling demand.

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‘Anti-riots bill not gimmick for votes’

Dec 07, 2013 - Age Correspondent

Dismissing the Opposition’s charge that the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill is a “vote-catching gimmick” by the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the time has come to rein

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BJP open to tieup with AAP, says Goel

Dec 07, 2013 - Age Correspondent

The BJP has admitted that if it was unable to get a majority in the Delhi Assembly elections, it would not hesitate to seek support from other parties, including the AAP, to form the government.

Newsmakers

Skeleton of 1.34m-yr-old man ancestor discovered

Dec 07, 2013 - PTI

Scientists have discovered the skeleton of a human ancestor, dating back 1.34 million years — characterised by a “robust” jaw and skull bones and a gorilla-like upper body.

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Sports

India go pink after SA onslaught

Dec 07, 2013 - PTI

South Africa batsmen sent a lacklustre Indian bowling attack on a leatherhunt piling up a massive 358/4 riding on opener Quinton de Kock’s century and significant contributions from skipper AB de Vill

Editorial

The world again loses a Mahatma

Dec 07, 2013

The passing at age 95 on Thursday of Nelson Mandela, the towering South African leader and iconic world statesman, will be mourned deeply across all continents.

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