LONDON - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery. Ashton is Europe's new foreign policy chief, the international representative of half a billion people, with a euro7 billion ($10.5 billion) budget and a salary of more than $300000 a year ...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leaves a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Istanbul. President Barack Obama spent much of his time in Asia warning Iran that his patience for nuclear ...
The full and devastating impact of England's worst recorded day of rain was still emerging last night as tributes were paid to a policeman swept away by floodwaters while trying to save others.
A suspected US missile strike has killed at least eight militants in north-western Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of three wavering US Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad reform bill one day before its first crucial test.
Devoid of patriotism and contemptuous of democracy, Herman Van Rompuy perfectly embodies the culture of the EU. His sole political ideal is the creation of a federal superstate, destroying national identities across Europe.
So Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs has said “We are dismayed at the Jerusalem planning committee's decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem.
By Vision Reporter THE five leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have signed a landmark agreement for a common market which allows free movement of people, goods, labour and capital across the member countries.
Krishna is in good condition but is expected to take longer to recover than her sister Trishna, who was talking to and cuddling her legal guardian, Moira Kelly, just hours after waking on Thursday.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United States must tighten control of Afghan aid contracts as a first step toward stemming rampant corruption, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
Killeen, Texas (CNN) -- Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in his hospital room on Saturday, Hasan's attorney told CNN on Friday.
A KIND-hearted couple - supported by the community - have put together 1626 shoe boxes filled with gifts to send to disadvantaged children this Christmas.
Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin has alleged that troops routinely handed over detainees to the Afghan intelligence services. Photograph: Chris Wattie/Reuters The Canadian government was fending off calls for a public inquiry on torture today after ...
The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States.
NEW YORK - The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York on Friday after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish.
KOLKATA: Two persons were killed and 25 injured when the engine and eight coaches of the 321 Up Tata-Bilaspur Passenger derailed following a blast, suspected to be the handiwork of Maoists.
Husam claims conspiracy against him - My-1 By Adib Zalkapli KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 - Kelantan executive councillor Datuk Husam Musa claimed today that there was a conspiracy to have him removed from the state government.
A Condemnation of Sparkly Vampires - Theatlantic Twilight falls on the United States again today with the release of New Moon, the second movie based on Stephenie Meyer's series about a benevolent vampire and the human girl he falls obsessively in love with.
Malaysia issues China's ICBC local banking licence - Google KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's finance ministry has issued a commercial banking licence to China's largest bank, the country's central bank announced Friday.
How will California's new TV energy standards .. - Features On Wednesday, the California Energy Commission approved new energy-efficiency standards to regulate how much electricity television sets sold in the state can consume.
F News - Pcworld Immediately after Comcast was able to address the hack , the ISP ( Internet service provider) and Network Solutions, the registrar, said they didn't know how ...
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, ...
Fox News Poll: Worries About Safety of Swine Flu .. - Foxnews The H1N1 flu vaccine has been rolling out more slowly than many public health officials had hoped. But a recent Fox News poll suggests that even when the vaccine becomes more widely available, concern over its safety may prevent many at-risk Americans ...
Tree too heavy for crane - Ananova A Californian couple got the shock of their lives when they returned home to find a 90ft crane had cut their house in two. The crane had been trying to move ...
