DONETSK: Rebels in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region appealed on Monday to join Russia after what they claimed were resounding victories in independence referendums.

MADRID: Authorities say a local Spanish politician with the country's ruling party has been shot dead on a walkway near her home and two women have been taken into custody.

GANDHINAGAR: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is in no mood to take a break after a tiring campaign — he clocked nearly 3 lakh kilometre to address over 430 rallies across the country, apart from 5,000 public events, including 3D rallies and "chai pe charcha" shows.

NEW DELHI: With the Lok Sabha elections coming to an end and exit polls pointing to a BJP victory, Narendra Modi on Monday said it was time to resurrect the spirit of bipartisanship in Indian politics which was temporarily lost in the poll campaign.

NEW DELHI: Congress can win 130 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, the organizational feedback submitted to the leadership has concluded.

This is the kind of performance we expect from ourselves," said Rohit Sharma after Mumbai Indians scored a resounding seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday night. MI came up with the goods on a day when surprisingly many things went their way at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal.

Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered their fifth loss of the Pepsi Indian Premier League this season on Monday night after Mumbai Indians chased down the target of 158 with ease. Aaron Finch, whom SRH bought for Rs 4 crores in the IPL 2014 auctions earlier this year,

KOLKATA: Leander Paes flew to the US in the early hours of Monday to get his tennis back on track.The doubles ace, in the midst of a bitter custody battle with partner Rhea Pillai over daughter Aiyana,

AKRON (Ohio): Twin girls born with a rare condition in the US were breathing on their own, and their mom said she and her husband were able to hold them on Mother's Day.

BRUSSELS: The European Union is set to step up pressure on Russia on Monday by taking a first cautious step towards extending sanctions to companies, as well as people, linked to Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.