Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched seven missiles off its eastern coast...

Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Pakistan's military says a transport helicopter has crashed because of a technical failure, killing 26 security personnel on board....

A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA)...

South African police have seized a large quantity of heroin which they say was smuggled into the country from...

In a bizarre twist a man who lost his female flatmate in a tragic accident will now be prosecuted because of an unrelated...

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom on Friday voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights....

Pakistan will share with the international community the evidence of foreign elements supporting terrorists to destabilise the country, a foreign ministry official said...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday called on Myanmar's junta to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to participate in...

Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 Saturday to claim her third Wimbledon title and end a trophy dry spell on the grass which stretched back to...

To put an end to non-stop pregnancy rumours, Australian actress Nicole Kidman bared her midriff on the set of 'Rabbit Hole' in Queens, New...

Former Spice girl turned designer Victoria Beckham's clothing line has invited criticism from French designer Christian...

Pop star Britney Spears will be under her father Jamie Spears' supervision until at least 2010 as he has obtained a $1.5-million bond to continue acting as her legal...

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has gifted his daughter Suri a toy kangaroo after she fell in love with the animal during a trip to the Melbourne...

A woman's body lay for five years in her Edinburgh apartment before it was discovered after neighbours notified authorities about a water leak, media reports said...

London, July 4(IANS) A funeral suit is being designed for the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by Los Angeles-based costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael...

London bookmakers were breathing a massive sigh of relief after avoiding a financial bath thanks to the Wimbledon semi-finals loss of Andy...

The German Olympic Committee (DSOB) Saturday reacted with caution to a doping ban on the nation's most successful Winter Olympian, speed skater Claudia...

Sexist jokes induce an attitude that equates violence against women with a macho image, according to a recent...

Finishing blues cost Indian golfers dearly, as Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, was the only one of the four to make the midway cut at Open de Alstom Friday. Even Chowrasia bogeyed three of his last six holes, and dropped from a likely top-15 placing to tied 44th at the Le Golf National...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Friday finally got to publicly thank the man credited with crafting his Labour party's win and putting him into power - courtesy of an Indian...

Sanya Richards of the United States lowered her 2009 world best over 400 metres at the Bislett Games as she remained in the hunt for athletics' Golden League $1-million...

More than two million Pakistanis who have been displaced by the ongoing war between security forces and militants, but who have not got admission into any relief camp, are in appalling condition as they have no access to government aid, the Amnesty International has...

Actors and close friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck played poker at an event in Las Vegas to raise money for...

Two prestigious universities - Oxford in Britain and McGill in Canada - have joined hands for research on the human brain. The two universities are among world leaders in neuroscience...

Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham splashed out $81,660 on a luxury eco-spa break for their 10th wedding...

King of Pop Michael Jackson is likely to be buried in a $25,000 solid bronze casket, just like soul legend James...

Scientists are focussing on bacteria-killer proteins known as colicins to potentially open the way to new...

An optical transistor, successfully crafted from a single molecule, brings researchers a step closer to an optical computer, which would be much faster and more powerful than existing...

Beijing, July 4 (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has...

Six people, including three children, have died in a fire in a block of flats in London, the fire brigade said late...

St.The following is the scoreboard of the match between India and the West Indies in the rain marred third One-day international of the four-match series at the Beausejor Stadium here...

St.Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni played another responsible knock of 46 not out as India took an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series, winning the third One-day international by six wickets according to the Duckworth-Lewis (DL) Method with just one ball to spare here on a rain-marred...

St.A responsible knock of 46 from 34 balls by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to defeat West Indies by six wickets under Dockworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected third One-day international here...

Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United...

Islamabad, July 4 : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will contribute 500,000 dollars to the United Nations (UN) Trust Fund, for a UN commission enquiry into the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's...

London, July 4 : England off-spinner Graeme Swann, who has emerged as the leading Test wicket-taker in the world in 2009 with 26 victims, says that he has learnt from his errors, but has lost the ability to smile along the...

London, July 4 : Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is nowadays sporting a mysterious black eye....

Worcester, July 4 : A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described England's Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside...

New Delhi, July 4 : The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has picked three children to represent India at the J8 summit, a confluence of young people from countries participating in the G8 summit....

Seoul (South Korea), July 4 : South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that North Korea had test-fired three missiles, further stoking tensions in the international community, which continues to berate Pyongyang for its nuclear...

Washington, July 4 : Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine say that the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident, may be key to better diagnostic tests in developing...

Washington, July 3 (Xinhua) A robotic version of US President Barack Obama debuted at an event Friday at the Walt Disney World in Orlando,...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers threatened the OSCE with "harsh" consequences on Saturday after the European security body's parliamentary arm condemned both Stalinism and fascism for starting...

The world record for competitive hot dog eating has been broken in the US.Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes at the annual 4 July contest at Coney Island in New York,...

BORDEAUX, France : French police on Saturday arrested two men and a woman suspected of being key members of the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA. Asier Borrero, Itziar Plaza and Iurgi...

BAGHDAD: Iraq yesterday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting US Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave...

BUDAPEST — It's a well-worn contrast: the United States is religious, Europe is secular. Yet, in some respects, this cliched opposition has actually been reversed recently: Religion played...