Afghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the...

The U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy...

The UK newspaper The Telegraph has revealed allegations contained in a new book that the CIA engaged in a mind control experiment in a village in...

With official visits overlapping in Afghanistan, Iran's outspoken president and the US defence secretary have accused each other of interfering in local...

A state legislator in New York wants salt banned from pre-packaged and restaurant...

A number of schools in the US were closed down on Wednesday after posted on a social networking...

The US Senate has adopted a draft bill to increase unemployment...

A United Nations report, which is still to be released, has found that up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamic...

Juventus, Standard Liege and SV Hamburg were the only sides to record clear wins in their first leg matches of the round of 16 in the Europa League...

Twelve strong earthquakes shook Chile Thursday, including some just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian...

US President Barack Obama has donated the $1.4 million that came with winning the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, the White House said...

Extrajudicial killings by the Pakistani military in the ongoing fight with insurgents have further added to human rights concerns in the country, the US State Department said...

The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched a plan to boost hotel occupancy rate in the emirate by 10 percent in 2010, WAM news agency...

Israeli military prosecutors indicted two Israeli soldiers Thursday for allegedly ordering a Palestinian child to open bags suspected of containing explosives, during Israel's Gaza Strip offensive last year, a military statement...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday called on UN members to offer more protections for women who are victims of violence and other...

The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said...

Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger gifted a photographer a $100 coffee voucher after he saved her from getting a parking...

The Oscar-winning 'Shutter Island' director Martin Scorsese has been named the best living director in a new US magazine...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday described India as a friend and Pakistan as twin brother of Afghanistan, which could not be stable without Islamabad's...

'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart was banned from 'groping' Dakota Fanning during their onscreen kiss for new movie 'The Runaways' because her co-star was just 15 when they shot the steamy...

'High School Musical' star Ashley Tisdale and her boyfriend appeared to be a happy-go lucky couple as they took a romantic stroll to her parents' house...

Singer Mark Owen has apologised after admitting he cheated on his partner of five years, before they married in...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked his wife Carla Bruni to end a holiday with her lover in Thailand and return home, a news report said. Sarkozy is also travelling to Britain on Friday without his...

Iran has started production of new medium-range surface-to-air missiles with the aim of upgrading its air defence...

Three strong quakes shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian...

Eleven Siberian tigers have died of malnutrition at a zoo in China in the past three months, a wild life official...

Pop diva Madonna has announced to launch a range of...

Uma Thurman might not have imagined such a reaction from the audiences. Her latest movie 'Motherhood,' which flopped in the US, fetched only one viewer in...

'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is auctioning some of his movie costumes for...

Late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's life story is being made into an...

A strong quake shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian...

Two strong earthquakes hit Chile Thursday, minutes ahead of the start of the inauguration ceremony for new President Sebastian...

At least 30 people were killed and 83 injured Thursday as fierce fighting continued between government forces backed by African Union peacekeeping troops and Islamist insurgents in the Somalian...

Pakistan Thursday sacked its hockey team officials and dissolved the national selection committee after the four times champions had their worst ever finish in the World...

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is said to have been shocked and upset at the death of her one time boyfriend, actor Corey...

The European Union is set to achieve its self-imposed target of deriving at least 20 per cent of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020, the bloc's executive said...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has announced an independent review of its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that faced flak due to some wrong predictions in a report on the impact of global...

American singer Lady Gaga has no boundaries on her relationships and says she won't mind falling in love with a...

Singer-actress Jessica, who recently refused to accept an apology from ex-boyfriend John Mayer over comments he made about her sex skills, admits she still cares for the...

Singer Cheryl Cole has started house-hunting after confirming her spit from soccer husband Ashley...

Sri Lanka's former army chief, General Sarath Fonseka, arrested after losing the country's January presidential contest, will face court martial next week, it was announced...

Saying that 'very serious crimes' with which Pakistan born terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana is charged give him a motive to flee, a US court has again turned down his bail...

President Barack Obama has delegated his authority to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to send mandatory certifications regarding the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal to the US Congress after every six...

Pakistani terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is a dangerous group having global agenda, an anti-terrorism official of the European Union has...

Five civilians, including four children, were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in north-eastern Afghanistan, officials...

China Thursday accused the Dalai Lama of showing 'his nature of separating the nation' in a speech to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese...

More than 100 firefighters were tackling a blaze in a four-storey building in east London...

Natalie Mejia, a member of US band Girlicious, has been arrested after drugs were found in her purse, police told The Los Angeles...

Malaysia's High Court Thursday granted a Hindu woman custody of her child after a bitter court battle with her estranged Muslim husband, who converted their children to Islam and then took possession of...

Four months after Nepal came under fire from animal lovers worldwide for holding the biggest animal sacrifice fair in its southern plains, hundreds of people are now flocking to the west to participate in a festival to drink yak's...