PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A security guard has been wounded in an explosion outside the office of a non-governmental organization in the main city in northwestern Pakistan.
The fate of eastern Europe was once decided in the Crimean resort town of Yalta. When Vladimir Putin, Russia's prime minister, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Yulia Tymoshenko, meet there today the ...
TWIN Krishna has woken from her medically induced coma and blown her guardian a long-awaited raspberry. Moira Kelly of the Children First Foundation said Krishna woke about 8pm (AEDT) last night.
PARIS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- France would not accept any new demand from Iran over its nuclear program, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day after the Islamic republic rejected an international proposal to resolve the issue.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect "the youngest and most vulnerable members of society".
China has voiced strong dissatisfaction over Italian Chamber of Deputies speaker Gianfranco Fini's meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, a media report said on Friday.
BERLIN -- Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, said Iran's continued refusal to accept tighter scrutiny of its nuclear activities would likely force the ...
NOT in the mood for deck quoits? Then how about a stroll in the park or a high-diving display? Stephen McGinty ponders the options on the Oasis of the Seas, the world's biggest, most advanced cruise ship THERE was a time when to cruise meant days of ...
WASHINGTON - Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three wavering Democrats, said Friday that he would vote to start debate on a giant health care bill as Democrats and Republicans squared off over the ...
During talks in Beijing, US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao endorsed a package of energy projects, including deals on clean coal and electric vehicles.
SYDNEY - 'CATASTROPHIC' alerts have been issued in Australia after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country, officials said on Saturday.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - An explosion struck the office of an aid organization in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, wounding a security guard, police said.
In the months before the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan intensified his communications with a radical Yemeni American cleric and began to discuss surreptitious financial ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a conference but, with the Obama administration wrestling over its Afghan strategy, isn't in a position to push Canada to reconsider a troop withdrawal plan.
KABUL: Local security forces backed by NATO troops killed more than three dozen Taliban in a series of military operations across Afghanistan, Afghan authorities said on Wednesday.
India and the US are pushing to tie up vital details of a nuclear-energy cooperation agreement approved by their legislatures last year, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the White House Tuesday, said officials from both countries.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A second Bangladeshi twin began waking up today and opened her eyes, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister by surgeons in Australia.
BEIJING - A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 15 people and trapping another 114 nearly a third of a mile under ground, central government authorities said.
Teoh exhumation begins - Themalaysianinside KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 - The exhumation of Teoh Beng Hock's body for a second autopsy, ordered by the inquest into his recent death, has begun.
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations .. - Google CHICAGO - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
'Big Bang Machine' Back In Action Sky News - .. - Sky The machine which could shed light on the Big Bang has been restarted more than a year after it was shut down because of technical faults.
New Modern Warfare 2 game modes allegedly revealed - Mmomfg Some so smart that they can hack into the PC copy of MW2 and uncover the new game modes Infinity Ward plans to release. According to internet reports and a ...
Mobile Phones - Onlineprnews This week's revelation surrounds the possibility of Xbox 360 and PS3-quality graphics being implemented for mobile phones . At a recent expo in London, ...
Guitar Hero 5 & Band Hero update for the week of .. - Neoseeker There's a nice treat in store for both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero players this week, as one of the most recognizable rock groups of all time graces both games with their music.
Journey of faith - Thestar The pilgrimage to Mecca has a deeper meaning than just fulfilling the Pillar of Islam. This spiritual and physical journey taken by Muslims on a global scale, for the past 1400 years, is documented in an exhibition currently showcasing at the Islamic ...
Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas - Yahoo Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
