JERUSALEM - Israel has slammed the peace accord between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to form a new unity government in the West Bank and Gaza, saying that peace and Hamas "do not go...

BEIRUT - At least 21 civilians and four soldiers were reported killed Tuesday in an escalated violence across Syria with government forces renewing their assault on Homs, while visiting Russian...

A municipal official in Russia's Siberia region got the boot after a video popped up on YouTube of his subordinates racing tractors in the streets.

Two tractors were filmed drift racing -- a...

Maldives - President Mohamed Nasheed, Maldives' first democratically elected head of state, resigned Tuesday after weeks of public protests over his order to arrest a senior judge Abdulla Mohamed,...

Sustainable social development is impossible without a competent state, while genuine democracy is a fundamental condition for developing a state designed to serve public interests.

Real democracy...

WASHINGTON - The US has partially waived off sanctions against Myanmar following a series of political reforms in the formerly military ruled South East Asian nation.

The waiver was signed by US...

MANILA - At least 48 people have been killed and scores are missing in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the heavily populated island provinces of Negros and Cebu in the central Philippines...

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday unveiled plans to club apprenticeships with higher education to remove the poor class tag often attached to the vocational training programme.

"We...

A court in Russia's Far Eastern Amur region convicted two workers of a military plant who covertly manufactured pen guns, a spokesperson for the region's military authority said Wednesday.

The judge...

German industrial output fell steeper than expected in December, posting the largest drop in three years, official data showed.

The Ministry of Economy reported that German industrial production...

US job openings increased in December 2011, a positive sign of improving job market, the Labor Department reported.

The number of job openings in December was 3.4 million, up from 3.1 million in...

A woman was killed when large icicles fell on her head from the roof of a building in this Serbian capital.

The 49-year-old music teacher died when six large icicles, some weighing as much as four...

Pippa Middleton, Duchess Catherine's younger sister, is not dating ex-boyfriend George Percy, heir to the Duke of Northumberland, says a source.

Middleton and Percy dated in their final year at the...

A federal minister has stressed the need to enact laws to check medical malpractices in Pakistan, a country where over 100 patients died after taking a contaminated heart medicine.

Minister for...

Naomi Campbell does not consider herself a "supermodel".

The 41-year-old, who got her big break at the age of 15 when she was spotted while shopping in London's Covent Garden, was one of the first...

French Open champion Li Na of China was forced to quit her first-round match at the WTA Paris Indoor Open.

Third-seeded Li withdrew while trailing Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-7, 2-3 at the...

Former Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit hopes for a Holland and Germany final at the Euro 2012 Championships in June-July.

"Of course, Spain is a favourite (too). We all know about that," the Dutch said...

Athletic Club Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted his delight shortly after seeing his club qualify for the final of the Copa del Rey football competition.

Two goals from Fernando Llorente helped...

Pakistan is committed to the early implementation of the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project in order to meet the ever growing demand within the country for energy, President Asif Ali Zardari has...

Actor Robert Downey Jr and his wife Susan have become proud parents of a son.

Susan gave birth to Exton Elias Downey Feb 7.

"Everyone is healthy and they couldn't be happier," people.com quoted a...

Four stadiums and several motorway stretches in Poland have been completed for the Euro 2012 football championship in June-July.

The completion of the stadium were mentioned in sport minister's...

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saw his ancestor Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani's handwritten manuscripts, sitting mat and robe at a museum in Qatar.

Gilani, who was on a three-day official visit,...

Athletic Club Bilbao assured their place in the final of the Copa del Rey football for the 36th time in the club's history with a comfortable 6-2 win at home to Mirandes.

The La Liga side, who had...

A man was Wednesday pulled out alive from the rubble of a three-storied building that had collapsed in Lahore two days ago.

Ghulam Abbas was found alive in the collapsed drug company building after...

The key to shedding pounds is cutting down on calories, not carbohydrates or proteins, especially among the overweight with type 2 diabetes, a study reveals.

The study, led by Otago University...

Even though the most common language spoken at home by South Africans is Zulu, over 60 percent of pupils have said they would like to study English in schools.

The South African Institute of Race...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the order to summon him in a contempt of court case, a media report said.

The prime minister's...

The Republic Square in Male looked calm and quiet Wednesday morning with families walking around and chattering at the very location where weeks of protests to oust Mohamed Nasheed, the first...

The wife of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has confessed in her memoirs about an attempt to commit suicide when she knew she would be arrested for corruption, .

"May 13, 2011, was the...

"When our dear minister tells us there won't be any loadshedding from tomorrow, we're very, very suspicious," said a Pakistani daily after Water and Power Minister Naveed Qamar said outages would...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed "strong hope" that a shift in power in the Maldives will help quell the violence and tensions the island country has experienced of late, said a UN...

That's a scratch that will cost her dear, and she feared much more. But a woman in China is "relieved" she would have to pay only 188,000 yuan ($29,800) for a tiny-winy scratch her car caused to a...

Puerto Rico-born Luis Guzman, one of Hollywood's favourite character actors, stars in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island", which makes its debut Friday, a family adventure that is his first 3D film....

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tuesday designated Andrew Lorenzen-Strait to be the agency's first public advocate as part of "ongoing detention reform and other enforcement-related...

State-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, will "require annual investment and acquisitions" for its operations "exceeding 320 billion pesos (nearly $25.2 billion)" over the next few years,...

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday an $80 million plan to improve mathematics and science instruction in US public schools as one of his initiatives to revive the economy.

"(W)e're a nation of...

The number of Spanish firms and individuals declaring bankruptcy rose 13.3 percent last year to 6,755, the highest total since the country's bankruptcy law took effect in 2004, officials said...

Many teachers in Britain are fretting and frowning to notice how parents are sending their kids to schools even without toilet-training.

Teachers have reported a huge rise in primary pupils wetting...

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second ODI of the tri-series at the WACA Ground here Wednesday.

India made two changes with Virender Sehwag...

Men wishing to acquire a higher sex drive can benefit by exposing their body to the sun's rays, as a study by Austrian scientists has found sunshine increases level of male sex hormone...

All 29 Chinese nationals abducted by rebels in Sudan last month have been released after 11 days in captivity, Xinhua reported.

The Chinese were held Jan 28 after gunmen from the Sudan People's...

Pop superstar Lady Gaga has promised to pick fans from the crowd and meet them backstage at her upcoming shows.

The 25-year-old singer shared her plans through her Twitter page, contactmusic.com...

Denzel Washington has revealed how boxing helps him fight off the stress of being an actor.

The 57-year-old says his love for remaining fit through fight training has given him the discipline needed...

At least two people were killed and six others injured in a hand grenade attack in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Tuesday night, police said.

The attack took place in Liyari area of the city,...

Actress Anne Hathaway and actor Adam Shulman threw an engagement party for family and friends in New York.

Hathaway joked that her beau ruined her plans to stay single.

"I am very much in love with...

The foreign ministry of the Netherlands Tuesday recalled its ambassador from Syria, following similar steps by several nations to ramp up pressure against Damascus, Xinhua reported.

The Netherlands...

Actress Jennifer Garner says she uses her fame to do as much charity work as possible and make a positive difference in the world.

The 39-year-old, who is married to Hollywood hunk Ben Affleck,...

US Vice President Joe Biden discussed bilateral ties with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a telephone conversation Tuesday.

Xi, who is scheduled to pay an official visit to the US next...

Actor Daniel Radcliffe hopes to prove himself with his new movie where he plays a widowed father.

The 22-year-old actor hopes the movie "Woman in Black" will prove he is more than just a baby-faced...

London - Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group Tuesday announced plans to cut 900 jobs as part of wider plans unveiled last year to cull 15,000 posts across the company.

The banking group,...