MANALI: All the three accused in the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort were arrested early on Thursday, police said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After three days of heavy rains, the southwest monsoon has weakened in Kerala. Rain lashed only a few places in Kerala and Lakshadweep on Wednesday. Rains are expected to regain momentum during the weekend.

MRITSAR: Punjab police have made tight security arrangements for Thursday's anniversary of Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

LOS ANGELES: Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of late pop star Michael Jackson, was rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday after an apparent suicide attempt, her mother said, but her family later reported she is "physically fine."

JERUSALEM: Syrian rebels fighting troops loyal to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have taken over the Quneitra crossing on Israel-Syria ceasefire line in the Golan Heights, army radio reported on Thursday, quoting military officials.

NEW DELHI: Rhiti Sports Management and its main promoter, Arun Pandey, might deny that Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni

CARDIFF: The city of London plays host to the annual conference of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the end of this month.

PARIS: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent Roger Federer crashing out of the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday to take a step closer to ending France's 30-year wait for a men's champion at Roland Garros.

CARDIFF: At the start of the 17th over of India's innings against Australia on a bright but windy Tuesday morning, the scoreboard read 55-5. All the five wickets fallen were starkly different from each other, either shattered by pace or done in by the short ball or swing, or the comfort of the pleasant sun letting carelessness creep in.

AMMAN: France said on Tuesday it had performed tests that proved President Bashar al-Assad's forces had used nerve gas in Syria's civil war, a "red line" that the United States and other countries have repeatedly said would demand a response.