Dhaka, Aug 23 (IANS) Ahead of Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni's visit to India Sep 7, Dhaka wants more information on Delhi's plan to build Tipaimukh dam in Manipur state, a...More

Washington, Aug 23 (DPA) The Pentagon has decided to share the identities of militants and terrorist suspects held in secret US military camps in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Int...More

Dhaka, Aug 23 (IANS) Bangladesh has decided not to recognise Kosovo as an independent Balkan state, rejecting a request from the US. Dhaka has made it cl...More

Seoul, Aug 23 (Xinhua) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held talks with a visiting North Korean delegation here Sunday amid Pyongyang's latest conciliatory moves that show sig...More

Athens, Aug 23 (DPA) Athenians living on the outskirts of the Greek capital battled alongside firefighters to stamp out a large fire burning out of control northeast of the city. ...More

Hangzhou (China), Aug 23 (Xinhua) Visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has urged Chinese entrepreneurs to set up business ventures in that country in a bid to boost forei...More

Washington, Aug 23 (DPA) Hurricane Bill, the first major Atlantic storm of the season, churned up the US East Coast late Saturday and was within reach of Martha's Vineyard, where ...More

Stockholm, Aug 23 (Xinhua) European health officials Saturday reported 311 new swine flu cases in the region. Of the new cases, 279 were confirmed in Ita...More

Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 23 (DPA) Roger Federer snapped a four-match loss streak to Andy Murray in swashbuckling style Saturday, slamming the Scot 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) to reach the final...More

Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Pakistani intelligence agencies believe the new Taliban chief named by the militant group Saturday is a 'look alike brother' of Hakimullah Mehsud and not ...More

Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) A US general has recommended the release of around 400 prisoners from Pentagon's Bagram detention centre in Afghanistan, the Online news agency reported ...More

Rome, Aug 23 (DPA) After going uncollected for almost eight months, the 146.9-million-euro ($209.5-million) jackpot prize in Italy's state lottery was finally won Saturday. ...More

Peshawar, Aug 23 (INNS) Two people were killed and two others seriously injured Saturday in a car bomb attack in this northwestern Pakistani city, the Online news agency reported....More

Kabul, Aug 22 (DPA) Afghan election observers said Saturday that Taliban militants chopped off fingers of two voters in southern Afghanistan for casting their ballots, while the e...More

Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) The banned Pakistani Taliban, against whom the security forces are engaged in a major offensive in the country's restive northwest, had planned to target ...More