LONDON - Celebrity photographer Mario Testino has revealed the inspiration behind Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement photos.

PUNE - Veteran vocalist and Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passed away this morning at Pune's Sahyandri Hospital after a prolonged illness. He was 89.

ISLAMABAD - A major earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan on Monday, the country's meteorological department said.

LONDON - The new stealth fighter developed by China is based on the technology used in the US-made Nighthawk jet which was shot down over Serbia during the 1999 Kosovo War, Croatia's former military chief has said.

NEW DELHI - India's legendary Hindustani vocalist Bhimsen Joshi, who died in a Pune hospital Monday, had left his home in Dharwad, Karnataka, more than seven decades ago when he was only 11 to search for a guru. But, apart from music, he had another passion -- fast cars.