MIAMI: A Florida man faces life in prison after being convicted of first degree murder at his retrial for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager during an argument over loud music in 2012.

NEW DELHI: While Indian border troops challenged the PLA at Chumar in Ladakh over a road China was building, India's northern neighbour persisted in building two more roads into Indian territory: one in Sikkim and another in Ladakh several kilometres away from Chumar.

NEW DELHI: Arun Jaitley is well on way to full recovery. The condition of the finance minister is stable, said doctors in AIIMS, where Jaitley has been kept in an isolation ward - mainly to ward off the incessant stream of visitors. Doctors said his respiratory infection is nearly cured and the minister is exercising and eating well. He is likely to be discharged soon, they said.

INCHEON (South Korea): Indian boxer L Sarita Devi's refusal to accept her bronze medal on the podium went against the values of sportsmanship, Asian Games organisers said on Thursday, adding they were reviewing the incident and could take action against her.

INCHEON: Defending champions India stayed on course for double gold in kabaddi as the sport's powerhouse stormed into the finals of both men and women's events respectively, with resounding wins at the 17th Asian Games on Thursday.

WASHINGTON: President Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi set US-India ties on a higher plane on Tuesday with a high-minded and forward looking approach that transcended workaday wrinkles, past individual histories, and institutional wrangles.

DALLAS: US health officials said on Tuesday the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus had been diagnosed in the country, in a new sign of how the outbreak ravaging West Africa can spread globally.

KABUL: Afghan police say two suicide bombers in the capital have targeted two buses carrying Afghan army troops, killing seven and wounding 21 people.

BAREILLY: A circular sent to all government departments in Uttar Pradesh makes it mandatory for bachelors among the staff to file an affidavit with their HoDs vowing they will not demand dowry. Any non-compliance would result in loss of job.

NEW DELHI: The monsoon season officially ended on Tuesday, as September drawing to a close, with the final rain deficit standing at 12%. This means the 2014 monsoon will be categorized as 'deficient'.