MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Wednesday condemned the ongoing violence in Syria but cautioned against outside interference "under any circumstances".

"We certainly condemn all violence...

TEHRAN - In an unprecedented move, the Iranian parliament has summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions before it on the government's handling of economic policies as well as on...

BUENOS AIRES - Simmering tensions over the Falklands Islands came into the open with Argentina saying it will lodge a formal protest with the United Nations over Britain's 'militarisation' of the...

DENVER, Colorado - In a stunning upset, Republican hopeful Rick Santorum won in three major state caucuses, reviving his chances in the US presidential race and clouding front-runner Mitt Romney's...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a pre-dawn US drone aircraft attack in a restive Pakistani tribal town, officials said Wednesday.

Missiles fired from a US drone...

LONDON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's British arm has reached out of court settlements with 15 more phone hacking victims including politicians, sportsmen and celebrities in the scam, the high court...

BERLIN - German exports have grown 11.4 per cent to top one trillion euros in 2011 but a sharp decline towards the end of the year has triggered fears in Europe's biggest economy, according to fresh...

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo's chairman and three other board members have decided not to stand for re-election, giving in to the demands of its shareholders frustrated over the Internet company's declining...

SYDNEY - Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has pulled one of its A380 super jumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings, despite Airbus assuring that...

MELBOURNE - Global mining major BHP Billiton is planning a rethink on its focus areas for investments including the American shale gas venture, with weakening global commodity prices pulling down the...

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...

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...

In a bid to shore up his power, new Maldives President Mohamed Waheed has appointed two new ministers including an army colonel who will be the minister of defence.

Waheed appointed Mohamed Jameel...

The world's biggest and most magnificent trees face a dire future - thanks to logging, deforestation, pest invasions and effects of climate change.

William Laurance, professor at James Cook...

The family of deposed Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has fled the country and sought refuge in Sri Lanka following unrest, a media report said.

Nasheed's wife Laila Ali arrived here Wednesday...

The family of deposed Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has fled the country and sought refuge in Sri Lanka following unrest, a media report...

Pakistan and Iran "have a need of friends in the world" and it makes strategic sense for both countries to firm up ties, said a daily Thursday.

An editorial in the News International said that there...

A family was reunited Wednesday in this capital 25 years after being separated by the country's 1960-1996 civil war.

The Mutual Support Group, or GAM, with the help of the International Red Cross,...

Mexico's wind power sector is playing an expanding role in the global development of that renewable energy source, having just achieved the milestone of 1,000 Megawatts of installed generating...

The Honduran armed forces acknowledged Wednesday that 22 grenade launchers were stolen from an armoury in 2010.

By itself, the launcher "does not represent a lethal danger", the military said in a...

The Arizona Supreme Court has ended the aspirations of Alejandrina Cabrera to run for city council in the border town of San Luis because she does not have sufficient knowledge of English.

"...I...

Four people were killed and two injured Thursday when a US drone fired missiles in Pakistan's northwest, a media report said.

The attack took place early in the morning. A US drone launched two...

A senior US envoy scheduled to tour South Asia will make a stop in the Maldives Saturday, as the island nation is grappling with violence after a new president was sworn in, the State Department...

Argentine oil company YPF, a unit of Spain's Repsol-YPF, announced Wednesday that its investments in the South American country rose last year by 50 percent to a record 13.3 billion pesos ($3.06...

South Korean consumer products giant LG Electronics was the leader last year in Mexico's high-end television market with its 3D models, followed closely by Japan's Sony, the Yonhap news agency...

China, once a nation of bicycles, is reverting to it as a means of movement once again in a measure to push government vehicles off the roads at least once a week in a nationwide effort to conserve...

Russian scientists are planning to use robotic probes to reach water layers at the bottom of an ancient sub-glacial lake in Antarctica in 2013-2014.

The St. Petersburg Arctic and Antarctic Research...

The European Union (EU) Wednesday adopted a plan to build a strong relationship with Pakistan.

Welcoming the adoption, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the five-year engagement plan...

Actress Michelle Williams, who plays Marilyn Monroe in the film "My Week With Marilyn", won't let her daughter watch the Oscar.

The 31-year-old says she doesn't want Matilda, 7, her daughter with...

US stocks edged higher Wednesday as investors were still hoping the debt talks in Greece will be resolved, Xinhua reported.

Despite the hopes, some investors were concerned that as the talks dragged...

The US stocks slipped in midday trading Wednesday as investors' concerns mounted amid prolonged debt talks in Greece.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 30.05 points, or 0.23 percent, to...

China will stockpile one million tonnes of sugar in an effort to stabilize prices and protect farmers' interests, the government said Wednesday.

The government will buy home-produced sugar for state...

Director James Watkins is impressed by actor Daniel Radcliffe's work in the upcoming horror movie "The Woman In Black" and says the actor did justice to the challenging role.

"I am really proud of...

The toll in a factory building collapse in Pakistan's Lahore city has risen to 22, among them 16 women.

At least 60 people were working in the three-storey building when it collapsed around 8.30...

Actress Vanessa Hudgens insists her music career is not over.

The former High School Musical star admits she is not about to extend her pop offerings but won't rule it out some time in the...

A suicide car bomber Wednesday struck a hotel frequented by officials in Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people.

The attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into the boundary wall of Muna...

Actress Demi Moore has been banned from weighing herself while in rehab.

The 49-year-old actress is undergoing treatment for "substance abuse and anorexia" at Cirque Lodge in Utah, which has...

Actress Amy Adams is set to star in and produce a film adaptation of Steve Martin's novel "Object of Beauty".

The "Fighter" actress will take the leading role in the adaptation of Steve Martin's...

Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham reportedly admires the dressing sense of actor Russell Brand, who is famed for his skin-tight black jeans and wild hair.

Victoria, 37, who has four...

Singer-actress Christina Aguilera has reportedly signed for a third series of "The Voice".

According to showbizspy.com, the 31-year-old is said to play the role of mentor on the pop star search...

Sharjah's ruler Sheikh Sultan Mohammed Al Qasimi will open the nine-day Sharjah Light Festival 2012 Thursday being organised by the emirate's commerce and tourism development authority.

A large...

A woman schoolteacher shocked parents and pupils at a village primary school by boasting on the social networking site Facebook about drinking, swearing and having sex while partying.

Elizabeth...

Eighteen premature babies in incubators were said to have died after their hospital was hit by electricity cuts in turbulent Syrian city of Homs, the BBC reported Wednesday.

State TV, however,...

Against the backdrop of recent self-immolations by Buddhist monks, India Wednesday struck a cautious note on the growing Tibetan unrest, telling China that it was "willing to offer any help" to ease...

India underlined its commitment to implementing the landmark civil nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai Wednesday met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and held a series of meetings...

Iran will put on public display a model of the downed US drone next Saturday when it will mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic republic, Xinhua reported Wednesday.

According to...

Russia and Iran have not reached any deals regarding bilateral military-technical cooperation during their latest bilateral meeting Wednesday, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry...

A total of 14 people convicted for terrorism and criminal charges have been executed in Iraq, its justice ministry said Wednesday.

"Fourteen convicted prisoners were executed early morning,...

A 10-year-old autistic boy in Britain's Yorkshire county collapsed and died while playing in the snow and building an igloo, the Daily Express reported Wednesday.

Joshua Houlgate had been ecstatic...

Pitching for stronger India-China relations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday formally inaugurated the Indian embassy's new $10 million complex here which has been built with...