Islamabad, Aug 23 (Xinhua) Unidentified gunmen shot dead two military officers in Pakistan's northwest, according to media reports Sunday. Police sources...More

Seoul, Aug 23 (DPA) Tens of thousands of South Koreans and international delegates attended the state funeral for former president and Nobel peace laureate Kim Dae Jung Sunday, wh...More

Kabul, Aug 23 (DPA) Seven Afghan troops and two Taliban militants were killed in clashes two days after nationwide assaults by the rebels aimed at disrupting the elections, offici...More

Johannesburg, Aug 23 (IANS) Wazwan cuisine of Kashmir, a retrospective of films starring Shabana Azmi and a literary festival featuring Shobha De are among the highlights of a six...More

Birmingham, Aug 23 (IANS) Feisty Indian fast bowler S. Sreesanth has decided to settle down in life. His parents are searching for a suitable bride. Inju...More

Berlin, Aug 23 (DPA) Usain Bolt reached another athletics milestone at the World Championships Saturday but a Polish hammer thrower stole the world record from him. ...More

Cincinnati, Aug 23 (DPA) Roger Federer will aim to end two Masters-level losses to Novak Djokovic when the pair meet in Sunday's final in Cincinnati. Fed...More

Athens, Aug 23 (DPA) Athenians battled alongside firefighters Sunday to control a massive fire that is raging for the second day on the outskirts of this Greek capital and threate...More

London, Aug 23 (IANS) Vogue model Liskula Cohen has dropped her $3 million defamation suit against a blogger whom she had accused of maligning her name through an online campaign....More

London, Aug 23 (IANS) Ashton Kutcher, who is married to actress Demi Moore, says his life is so perfect at the moment that he would have to clone himself if he had to be better. ...More

London, Aug 23 (IANS) British stars Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones have teamed up to play mother and daughter on Broadway in a bid to revive Stephen Sondheim's musical '...More

Lhasa, Aug 23 (IANS) Nearly 18 months after the eruption of protests led by Tibetan monks in Lhasa that turned into widespread riots, China this month tightened its grip on the fo...More

Dhaka, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina described the country's cricket team, which scored back-to-back series victory against West Indies and Zimbabwe, as 'tigers' and ...More

Seoul, Aug 23 (DPA) Thousands of South Koreans and international delegates attended the state funeral for former president and Nobel peace laureate Kim Dae Jung that began at Seou...More

Amsterdam, Aug 23 (DPA) An 18-year old was killed and seven others injured as a beach rave party attended by thousands of people turned into a mass brawl in the Netherlands. ...More