Reuters - Cricket could emerge as an unlikely saviour of South Africa's World Cup soccer stadiums with the decision by Cricket South Africa (CSA) to stage a Twenty20 international at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Reuters - The BSE Sensex rose 1 percent in early trade on Wednesday to its highest level since February 2008, with ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries leading the gains, taking cues from strong Asian markets.

Reuters - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a two-year endorsement deal with a talent management company worth 2 billion rupees ($42 million), local media reported on Tuesday.

Reuters - Spanish actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz have joined the ranks of Oscar-winning married couples after tying the knot in the Bahamas earlier this month, according to several celebrity magazines on Tuesday.

Reuters - Pakistan's intelligence agency controlled and coordinated the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said, in what is the most direct accusation yet of Pakistan by India in the strikes that killed 166 people.

Reuters - Sea levels are rising unevenly in the Indian Ocean, placing millions at risk along low-lying coastlines in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, scientists say in a study.