Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.

The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to...

The continuing row over bonuses is damaging Britain's reputation as a place to do business, leading international bankers have warned.

Ministers have been accused of trying to gain public favour...

Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.

The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few blocks...

A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man...

Mexican police have arrested Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, who is alleged to have masterminded drug exportation and murders.

Marrufo, the supposed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel, has been accused by...

Many of us doubt that Iran is on the way to building a nuclear bomb.

Trying to find the truth is not easy. It was a bit of a one sided conversation since I don't know the inner workings of the...

Leaders of the Roman Catholic church in Rome are gathering to attend a conference on sexual abuse of minors within the Church.

They will attend a prayer service for victims of sexual abuse and...

Excerpts from the UN Security Council resolution on Syria that India voted for but was vetoed by Russia and China:

- Noting the deployment of the League of Arab States' observer mission, commending...

A cold wave will sweep China nationwide from Sunday evening to Tuesday, bringing gale winds and plunging temperatures in most parts of the country, the meteorological authorities warned Sunday.

The...

Two brothers in a Pakistani village shot dead their wives, who were sisters, police said.

The brothers -- Imran and Ismael -- shot dead their wives, Samina and Zarmina, and their mother-in-law in...

A school in Pakistan does not have any furniture, even though it was started over 80 years ago -- before the country was born.

The Government Boys' Primary School near Chiniot town in Punjab...

Attacking fifties by Matthew Wade and David Hussey helped Australia set a daunting 217-run target against India in the ODI tri-series opener here Sunday, following heavy rain which reduced the match...

India has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria, but Russia and China vetoed it saying it amounted to advocating a regime change.

India and 12...

People who suffer a traumatic experience often don't talk about it, and many forget it over time.

"There's this idea, with silence, that if we don't talk about something, it starts fading," says...

Sam Arora is a Maryland state Delegate, Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji served on President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and Hari Kondabalu is a rising comedy star just back from an...

Scoreboard of Australia's innings against India in the first One-day International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Sunday:

Australia

Mathew Wade b R Sharma 67

David Warner b Vinay Kumar...

Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hamburg and slipped to second position in the German Bundesliga.

Title chasers Schalke 04 and Monchengladbach both dropped points owing to draws.

Hamburg's...

FC Barcelona remained seven points behind Real Madrid in the Spanish Primera Liga after a 2-1 win at home to Real Sociedad.

Barcelona missed several chances, with Lionel Messi surprisingly guilty of...

At least seven people, including five police officers, were killed and 19 injured Sunday in a car bomb attack on the police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, BBC reported.

At...

Russia will build a reliable aerospace defence system to effectively counter NATO missile threats, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Sunday.

Rogozin, appointed recently to oversee Russia's...

Australia made 216 for five in 32 overs in the ODI tri-series opener against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday, setting India a 218-run target according to the Duckworth-Lewis...

Most of the life forms wiped out in an event known as the Great Dying, 250 million years ago, came slowly from thousands of centuries of volcanic activity.

The deadliest mass extinction of all took...

The last rites of Bollywood filmmaker Raj Kanwar were performed here Sunday and his family and a few B-town celebrities came to bid him a final farewell at the Oshiwara cremation ground, close to his...

Increased exposure to sunlight may help protect children from the risk of both food allergies and eczema, a study reveals.

Researchers from the European Centre for Environment Human Health, along...

Actress Reese Witherspoon has successfully maintained a healthy relationship with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe just for the sake of their two children.

"My ex-husband and I co-parent really well. We...

A 17th-minute header from Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was enough to give his side a narrow but a crucial 1-0 win away to Getafe in the Spanish Primera Liga.

The win maintains Madrid's lead at...

Prince Harry and soccer star David Beckham enjoyed an evening at the exclusive Arts Club here.

The British royal and the sportsman partied till the early hours in London on Friday, reports...

London, Feb 5(IANS) Actress Liv Tyler, who divorced Roystone Langton in 2008, says is learning how to get through life based on her good and bad experiences.

"Going through a divorce was really...

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has been ruled out of the One-day tri-series with a broken toe, sidelining him for around four to six weeks.

Lee hurt his toe while fielding during the second...

Fidel Castro says he now realises it was a mistake to think that socialism can resolve all economic problems.

Castro made the candid admission during the release of a two-volume memoir here,...

Veteran British actor Gary Oldman finds his spy character from the movie "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" more interesting than James Bond.

The Oscar-nominated star, who plays veteran spy George Smiley...

Arid conditions on Mars for more than 600 million years may have been too hostile for any life to survive on its surface

Researchers led by Tom Pike of London's Imperial College have spent three...

Bangladesh will tell the world about the genocide of its three million people and mass atrocities on 200,000 women and children perpetrated by Pakistani forces during the 1971 liberation war, a...

As around 8,000 chickens have died of bird flu , or H5N1 virus in the Nepal's Sunsari district in last few days, more traces of the virus have been found in the region, Xinhua reported.

Though it's...

Plasma zaps can decontaminate uncooked poultry, a major source of outbeaks of foodborne illness caused by harmful bugs.

The bacteria responsible for most foodborne illnesses, Campylobacter and...

Heart failure may also linked to loss of cerebral grey matter and impaired cognitive functions -- which involves all aspects of perception, thinking, reasoning and remembering, a study reveals.

A...

As many as 10 people died when a boat carrying about 60 Dominican migrants capsized off the country's eastern coast, an official said.

The wooden boat was sailing Saturday towards the US island...

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will visit Qatar, from where Pakistan hopes to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Gilani leaves Monday for a three-day official visit.

The prime minister will...

Chinese will soon be taught in schools across Pakistan, said a minister.

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said arrangements were being made for introducing...

Hundreds of tourists were stuck in their vehicles as heavy snowfall blanketed Murree, a hill station near here.

The Murree region in Pakistan's Punjab province has witnessed heavy snowfall.

The...

With major Indian interests in Nigeria in the areas of trade and investment, the west African country's huge economic potential continues to be a big draw for Indians despite recent terror attacks,...

State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of an oil and natural gas accumulation in the Solimoes basin of Brazil's Amazon region.

The find was made during drilling of the Leste...

The Brazilian city of Salvador registered a total of 29 homicides over a 30-hour span, amid a crime wave caused by a police strike, officials said.

The Public Safety Secretariat of Salvador, capital...

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro presented a two-volume memoir at a public ceremony in Havana, where he referred to the mistake of believing that with socialism all economic problems are solved,...

Islamabad, Feb5 (IANS) A Pakistani daily described a train that left on time and reached 15 minutes early at its destination as a "wonder of wonders".

An editorial in the News International said:...

A rocket slammed into the house of a journalist in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region, injuring two children.

Pakistani forces and suspected Taliban rebels exchanged fire in the area...

NASA has received 6,372 applications for its 2013 class of astronauts, double the usual number, the US space agency said.

Only in 1978, when applications surged to more than 8,000, have more people...

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney coasted to a sweeping victory in Nevada caucuses, his second consecutive win in the Republican nomination contests for the right to challenge President...

Versatile US actor Ben Gazzara died in a New York hospital of pancreatic cancer, The New York Times said. He was 81.

A student at New York's legendary Actor's Studio where other Hollywood stars like...

Spanish actor and producer Antonio Banderas wants everyone to join the fight against child sexual exploitation, something that, he said, affects not only underdeveloped nations but everyone.

'We...