Indonesian police have confirmed the deaths of three terrorists in raids outside the capital,...

In Myanmar, a new law may force the National League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, out of the...

US Vice President Joe Biden has told the Israeli prime minister that the US condemns an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east...

The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar...

China has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North...

The drop in performance of British tennis players at international events has shocked three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker, who said players and poor coaching are to blame for...

Manchester United striker Michael Owen has been told that his England career is not over, despite being ruled out of the World Cup with...

Sweden has the most number of bisexual babes in the world and San Francisco is the kinkiest place to visit - these are some of the facts revealed by a new...

Gursewak Dhillon, a part-time taxi driver who dumped three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa's body nearly 20 km from his home in this Australian city, was being probed for 'possible immigration fraud', an official said...

A former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television...

Nicklas Bendtner scored a superb hat-trick as Arsenal produced a virtuoso performance to crush Porto 5-0 to storm into the quarter-finals of the Champions League...

The US government has charged a Pennsylvania woman with conspiring to commit terrorism by using the internet to find recruits to carry out attacks in Europe and South Asia, the Justice Department announced...

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) were selected Tuesday winners of the 2010 UN Population...

Cypriot authorities Tuesday arrested two people, including an Indian national, for allegedly stealing the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave three months ago and said the suspects had earlier demanded a...

Actress Brooke Shields says being famous is like a 'drug' because it gives such great...

Hollywood star Johnny Depp's girlfriend Vanessa Paradis has been signed on as the new face of Chanel Coco Cocoon...

British pop star Robbie Williams has come under fire from anti-drugs campaigners for championing marijuana as a 'lovely'...

The United Nations mourned Tuesday 101 of its personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in...

Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood's celebrity friends are leaving no stone unturned to help their pal overcome his alcohol...

Five suspected Al Qaeda members were arrested Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source...

Hollywood star Sean Penn's representative has denied reports that the actor was thrown out of the Governor's Ball after picking up a fight with producer Greg...

Russia will provide by the end of 2010 the first batch of low-enriched uranium for an international nuclear fuel reserve bank under control of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA, a senior official...

Actress Brooke Shields is planning to narrate her side of the story about her marriage to retired tennis ace Andre Agassi in her own...

Cage-fighter Alex Reid, who doesn't mind men fantasizing about him, refused to pose nude for a gay magazine because he wanted to maintain his...

Disgraced American World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods is reportedly working with swing coach Hank Haney in Florida, indicating that he is on course to play competitive golf from next...

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham says her heart goes out to heartbroken singer Cheryl Cole, whose husband Ashley Cole has cheated on...

Australia will strengthen legislation to better protect international students, including Indians, and ensure world class quality education for them, Education Minister Julia Gillard said...

Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, who has teamed up with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in 'Bad Teacher', says he is the best suited for the role and will entertain...

Pakistan's hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf Tuesday offered to retire from international hockey following his team's poor performance in the World...

Indian-born industrialist and Labour Party supporter Lord Swraj Paul Tuesday said he is giving up his non-domicile tax status just as British police announced it was dropping a probe into his parliamentary expenses...

While a high voter turn in Iraq's parliamentary elections has been lauded by the West as a symbolic step towards democracy, critics and political commentators across the Middle East are viewing it nothing more than a window dressing to tidy up the image of authoritarian leaders and absolute...

Concerned over the precarious security conditions in that country, Tennis New Zealand has asked the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to move its upcoming Davis Cup tie against Pakistan to New Zealand or to a neutral...

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has described all rounder Shahid Afridi as the 'best man to lead' the team in the forthcoming T20 World Championship in the Caribbean, and said the flamboyant cricketer should be appointed skipper for all the three forms of the...

India's legendary fast bowler Kapil Dev has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in...

People who have the ability to taste fat are likely to remain slim as they tend to eat less fatty food, a new study...

Simple motor actions like moving marbles upward or downward between two cardboard boxes might seem meaningless to many. But a new study shows that such actions can partly determine people's emotional memories or help recall their good or bad...

Pakistan has strongly objected to Tennis New Zealand's request to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to move its upcoming Davis Cup tie against Pakistan to New Zealand or to a neutral venue due to security...

Former Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has said that he is delighted to get another chance to lock horns with seven-times champion Michael...

An executive at internet giant Google said Tuesday that Washington's latest move to encourage service providers to expand their work into Iran, Cuba and Sudan was a 'great...

Britain has decided to provide 42million condoms to South Africa before the Soccer World Cup as part of HIV prevention...

Reports indicate that an international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor called 'magnetic quantum dots' that could lead to faster and more efficient computers with over double the average existing hard drive storage...

A pig vaccine can eliminate the spread of a fatal form of brain disease known as neurocysticercosis. Tapeworm plays a vital role in the...

Actor Alec Baldwin admits he envies Leonardo DiCaprio and wishes his career would have been as successful as the 'Titanic'...

Top prison officials in Saint Petersburg have been charged with the rape of two prisoners, one of whom was awaiting...

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Zimbabwe's Unity Government has suffered what might be a fatal blow at the hands of President Robert...

Thailand has warned it will imprison migrant workers who attend anti-government rallies scheduled for this weekend in...

A man attending a movie in a US cinema has been stabbed after asking a woman to turn off he...

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9. FIVE new products make their debuts in the Swim Shop today, each designed to help coaches, swimmers and parents learn more about the sport.Bob Bowman is one of 16 coaches...

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5. IN his 25th year as Purdue head coach, Dan Ross--Purdue graduate and reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year--is parlaying his exercise physiology background, coaching expertise...