Rio de Janeiro, Sep 13 (EFE) Heavy rains in southern Brazil over the last few days have killed two people and forced some 19,000 people to abandon their homes, officials said. ...More

Caracas, Sep 13 (DPA) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked several parts of Venezuela Saturday, but there were no reports of casualties or damage. Jesse Cha...More

Wellington, Sep 13 (DPA) At least 50 people were arrested as students rioted for a second night in New Zealand's university city of Dunedin, news reports said Sunday. ...More

Venice, Sep 13 (DPA) Lebanon, a war drama by Israeli director Samuel Maoz, Saturday won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival. The fi...More

Toronto, Sep 12 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a woman fell to her death here while hunting for ghosts in a Toronto building that is said to be haunted. P...More

New York, Sep 12 (DPA) US stocks edged lower Friday after five straight days of gains, signalling some lingering concerns about the economy among investors despite upbeat consumer...More

Rostov-on-Don, Sep 12 (RIA Novosti) A suicide bomber was killed and five people were injured in an attack on a police checkpoint in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia ...More

New York, Sep 12 (DPA) US Open officials admitted partial defeat on a day of demoralizing rain, with women's semi-finals cancelled and the conclusion of the interrupted men's quar...More

Washington, Sep 12 (DPA) First Lady Michelle Obama will be on hand to root for her home town of Chicago when the International Olympic Committee announces which city can host the ...More

San Francisco, Sep 12 (DPA) The US Department of Justice is looking into the advertising and search alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo, the companies said Friday. ...More

London, Sep 11 (IANS) Hollywood singer-actress Lindsay Lohan has revealed that she always wanted to live in the spotlight like her idol Britney Spears. L...More

London, Sep 11 (IANS) American singer-actress Jessica Simpson really wants to become a mother, according to her sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. Simpson, who...More

London, Sep 11 (IANS) Hollywood superstar Will Smith and actress Charlize Theron have signed up to reprise their roles in a sequel to the movie 'Hancock', according to a new repor...More

London, Sep 11 (IANS) English director Guy Ritchie has confessed that he suffers from short-term memory so much so that he even finds it hard to recall that a film is his own, if ...More

New York, Sep 11 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the firing of two missiles into Israel Friday, saying the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon will invest...More