Israel appears surprised by a rebuke from the US administration about its new settlement...

Israel has arrested a leader of the Palestinian Hamas...

Many backers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from all over Thailand are converging on...

Drug related violence in Mexico has left another 25 people dead, four of them from...

In Canada, three people are dead while others are still buried under piles of snow, after an avalanche hit a snowmobile competition near Revelstoke, British...

In Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition has taken the lead after last weekend’s...

Iran has dismantled several opposition Internet networks it says were backed by the...

The Vatican has denounced attempts to involve the pope in scandals surrounding paedophile activity within the Catholic...

Suicide bombers have killed around 30 people in Kandahar City,...

Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich will be seen portraying the role of real life Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger on stage in London next...

In a significant move against poverty, the Scheduled Tribes Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday appealed the United Nation to provide food security to more than six lakh nomadic families of their tribe under "World Food Programme" (WFP) as they are suffering from intense food-deficit due to low-income and...

A representative for Justin Timberlake has once again rubbished reports that the popstar and his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel have...

A new research by scientists in Germany has shown that honeybees precisely control the temperature inside their hives to determine which job their young will perform in the colony when...

A leading Georgian opposition party Sunday said it was preparing a lawsuit against a television channel over a fake news report about a supposed Russian invasion and murder of President Mikheil...

Men do far more household work than they are given credit for, reveals a new...

England skipper Rio Ferdinand wants to call in UK's security agency, MI5, after it was revealed that mischief-makers had managed to tape conversations between players during their team meeting the game against Egypt at Wembley on March...

World Heavyweight Boxing champion David Haye is on track to beat American boxer and former two-time champion John Ruiz with a little help from speed merchants Usain Bolt and Linford...

Star Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi held a special meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt to discuss issues pertaining to the appointment of captain for the upcoming ICC T20 World Championship and other important...

Seemingly torn between Chinese censorship and Chinese opportunity, international search engine Google is now "99.9 percent" certain that it will shut down its Chinese search engine,...

Music mogul Simon Cowell is in grief after a critically ill child he attempted to save passed...

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis says he has no plans to retire...

Chris White and his management firm, International Quarterback, which represents Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke, is of the view that the game's promoters need to know more about his client and their plans for the...

England midfielder David Beckham insists he is not certain to make manager Fabio Capello's 23-man squad for this summer's World Cup in South...

Michael Jackson fans are being presented with the opportunity to catch a glimpse of their idol's home which is being recreated for a world exclusive exhibition in the Republic of...

Injured England defender Ashley Cole's chances of playing in this summer's World Cup are over after it was revealed that he will not play for Chelsea again this...

Fifth Women's International Film and Arts Festival (WIFF) at Miami (USA) from March 26 to April three will celebrate India with exhibition of India-focused films on March 29, according to...

Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev, has expressed grave concern over the international community's lack of political will to achieve complete global non-proliferation, and reiterated that this is an absolute must to ensure both nuclear security and the peaceful use of nuclear equipment and...

President Barack Obama of the US is now pushing for education...

Two weeks before regional elections across Italy, tens of thousands of protesters once again came out Saturday to protest Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and those allied to...

Singer-actress Jessica Simpson has admitted she does not brush her teeth and just wipes them with her...

American actor Nick Cannon wants to make a comedy film with wife Mariah Carey, saying she is the funniest person he...

Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne's wife Sharon Osbourne is unhappy about her weight but can't motivate herself to do anything about...

Singer Mark Owen has checked into a rehabilitation centre after being thrown out of his house by his wife Emma Ferguson when he confessed to having had at least 10...

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, who has two-year-old twins with husband Marc Anthony says, her family is the most important thing in her...

Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect...

Aussie players proved a little too much for the Germans playing in the Hockey World Cup final on Saturday, as Team Australia with its speed and brilliant use of tactics managed to win the cup after a 24 year hiatus with a 2-1 win over defending champions Germany...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is ready to include two international monitors in the country's election watchdog ahead of parliamentary polls in September, his spokesman said...

While the companies across the world are taking their time to overcome the impact of recession, Indian Information technology companies are exploring new and non-commercial markets in Latin America, Africa and Middle Eastern countries to expand their...

Iraq's electoral commission Saturday released, then quickly withdrew, early results from Baghdad that showed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition leading in the...

Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma, a pioneer of the Hindu religion and culture in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, has died. He had begun the practice of celebrating Diwali on the Caribbean island, apart from constructing several temples, conducting weddings and organising trips to India for the...

The second edition of the Bangalore International Automotive Expo (BIAE) 2010, which commenced here this week, is proving to be major draw for thousands of automobile lovers...

From right, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, President Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, former President Amin Gemayel, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Parliament Deputy...

An Afghan police man stands guard outside the damaged wall of the police headquarters in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 14, 2010, The governor of Kandahar province demanded more...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A British couple is appealing a jail sentence after being accused of sharing a passionate kiss in a Dubai restaurant. Cosmopolitan Dubai has the most lenient...

Protestors from the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship listen to speeches Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousand of red-shirted protestors are gathering in Bangkok...

Moving to expand the evidence base for the future of structural heart disease therapy, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the start of the first of several new initiatives in a robust...

The Catholic Church across Europe has become swept up in the scandals. From Ireland to Germany, Europe's many victims of child abuse in the Roman Catholic church are finally breaking social taboos...

THE 44th World Military Sailing Championship got underway yesterday with a colourful opening ceremony at Arad Fort in Muharraq. Twenty-one countries from across the globe, who arrived in Bahrain...

NEW DELHI: Power-packed Australia proved third time lucky as they won the men's field hockey World Cup after a 24 year hiatus with a 2-1 win over defending champions Germany yesterday. Luke Doerner...

A new research by scientists in Germany has shown that honeybees precisely control the temperature inside their hives to determine which job their young will perform in the colony when mature. Bees,...