New York, Sep 17 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the double bomb attacks against the African Union base in Mogadishu Thursday that killed nine peacekeepe...More

Yangon, Sep 17 (DPA) Myanmar's junta is to release 7,114 prisoners on the 21st anniversary of the military's crackdown on pro-democracy protests, media reports and officials said ...More

London, Sep 17 (IANS) Hollywood actress Uma Thurman who has been working exclusively in New York for a number of years so that she can be close to her children thinks it is time t...More

Washington, Sep 17 (DPA) The US has dropped plans to base a long-range missile-defence system in Eastern Europe and will instead deploy less complicated systems to counter Iran's ...More

London, Sep 17 (IANS) German supermodel Heidi Klum, who is expecting her fourth child, has pulled out of an appearance at designer Ann Taylor's collection preview at New York Fash...More

London, Sep 17 (IANS) Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner's new girlfriends are thrilled with life at the Playboy Mansion and are installing stripper poles in their bedrooms. ...More

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Hollywood singer-actress Lindsay Lohan caused chaos during a New York Fashion Week event by changing the seating arrangements for her fellow stars. ...More

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Riding high on the success of his hit 'Dev D' in India, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol bagged rave reviews for his performance in the film at the recently con...More

Moscow, Sep 17 (RIA Novosti) A Kremlin economic adviser warned Thursday that the financial crisis in Russia and abroad may deteriorate further, despite recent signs of a recovery....More

Seoul, Sep 17 (IANS) A 64-year-old woman has died of swine flu in South Korea, raising to eight the number of deaths from the viral disease in the country, health officials said. ...More

Muzaffarabad (Pakistan), Sep 17 (IANS) Thirty people were killed and 40 others injured Thursday when the passenger bus in which they were traveling veered off the road and fell in...More

Dubai, Sep 17 (IANS) An oil company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched two new engine oils to ensure higher fuel efficiency and less pollution, WAM news agency reporte...More

Abu Dhabi, Sep 17 (IANS) The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accounted for 23 percent of all advertised jobs in the Gulf region in the first six months of this year, a s...More

Abu Dhabi, Sep 17 (IANS) The financial markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will remain closed from Saturday, the 29th day of Ramzan until the 3rd of the month of Shawwal to ...More

Lahore, Sep 17 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday 'India cannot harass Pakistan with pessimistic statements', and underlined that the dialogue pr...More