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...

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...

Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in almost a decade, close to the needs of China, North America and Western Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on...

Diana Sanchez Barrios, the first transsexual woman to seek a seat in Mexico City's municipal assembly, says she is confident of winning.

"This isn't a matter of transsexuality but of capability, and...

Attacks on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have increased rapidly in South Africa over the past one year partly due to poor policing, a report said.

A total of 399 attacks took place in 2010-2011...

As a UN Security Council draft resolution to pressure Syria failed after China and Russia voted against it, India said it backed the motion as it favoured resolving the crisis through a Syrian-led...

India put Australia into bat in the opening match of the Commonwealth Bank Series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Sunday.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin...

Russia's arms supplies to Syria will not affect the balance of power in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"We've explained the facts -- no matter what we supply to other...

A woman suicide bomber from Moscow has been arrested in Grozny, capital of Russia's Chechnya region, an official said.

The unidentified 20-year-old woman, a resident of Moscow's well-off Basmanny...

Iran's high legislative body, the Guardian Council, has approved more than 3,000 candidates for the parliament elections, Press TV reported.

Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council,...

US President Barack Obama has called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the killings in the country and step aside for a democratic transition in the Middle East nation.

Obama said the...

Former child star Christina Ricci is reportedly dating actor James Heerdegen.

According to showbizspy.com, the two met on the set of the actress' ABC series "Pan-Am".

The new couple recently spent...

China Saturday voiced its regret that Russia's proposal on a Syria draft resolution was not taken into account by the other members of the UN Security Council.

Li Baodong, China's permanent...

A mayor of a Philippines town was Saturday shot at by motorcycle-borne gunmen, police said.

Restituto Abad, mayor of Carranglan town, and his driver were wounded in the attack in Saranay village in...

US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said she was "disgusted" by the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria that urges President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

Thirteen...

Actor Daniel Radcliffe endured an awkward moment during a TV interview when a woman fan got down on one knee and asked him to marry her.

According to contactmusic.com, The Harry Potter star, who is...

Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law of Prince William, is reportedly dating George Percy, heir to one of Britain's richest and grandest dukedoms.

According to sun.co.uk, Percy is completely besotted with...

Actor Michael Fassbender has said he struggles to maintain relationships because he always puts his career first.

"To be honest, relationships as a whole for me in this industry have been a...

Singer Katy Perry has found support in her ex-boyfriend after her marriage broke down.

The "Firework" hitmaker and British comedian Russell Brand called off their marriage in December after only 14...

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has opened its 29th branch in Egypt, it was announced Saturday.

NBAD plans to open 50 branches in Egypt by 2015. The new Shoubra Branch is strategically located...

Britain will send a nuclear submarine to the South Atlantic to protect the Falkland Islands from the threat of Argentine military action, Daily Mail reported Saturday.

Prime Minister David Cameron...

Indonesian twin sisters were reunited 29 years after they were separated at birth but ended up living just 25 miles apart in Sweden, Daily Mail reported Saturday.

Non-identical twins Emilie Falk and...

Israel is planning to attack Iran "within months", the Daily Mail reported Saturday.

Fears of a global nuclear war breaking out were stoked after Israel said Iran has been developing missiles with...

A man in southwest China has been detained for allegedly drowning his two-year-old stepdaughter in a washing machine to collect life insurance payouts.

Wang Bin, from Chongqing city, had debts of...

India completed a double, winning both men and women's titles at the Bangladesh Amateur Open golf championships at the Kurmitola Golf Club Saturday.

Manav Das completed a fine win and Anisha...

The cost of environmental damage soared to almost 1.4 trillion yuan ($222 billion) in 2009 in China, up 9.2 percent compared to the previous year, a report said.

China has spent 3.8 percent of the...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday concluded her three-day visit to China. It was her fifth official visit to the country, Global Times reports.

During her trip, Merkel met Chinese President...

Iran Saturday launched a military drill on its southern territorial waters.

The exercise dubbed Hamiane Velayat is conducted by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), the China Daily reported....

Iran will stop its oil exports to Europe, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said Saturday.

The development comes after the European Union endorsed the measures adopted by the foreign ministers of the...

Over a hundred thousand people braved the bitter cold at two major rallies in Moscow Saturday as a power play between champions of political liberalisation and supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir...