Suzhou (China), Aug 21 (Xinhua) China has sentenced a man to three and a half years in jail for software piracy in the country's biggest copyright infringement case, a media repor...More

Sa'ada (Yemen), Aug 21 (IANS) The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing emergency rations to thousands of people displaced by the fighting in northwest Yemen, WAM n...More

Paris, Aug 21 (IANS) The Muslims in France will observe the holy month of Ramadan from Saturday, WAM news agency reported Friday citing the French Council of the Muslim Faith. ...More

Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Pakistan said Friday an Indian dossier pointing to the alleged involvement of Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror ...More

Dubai, Aug 21 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted a ban on cattle imports from Somalia, the WAM news agency reported Friday citing the environment ministry. ...More

Jakarta, Aug 21 (DPA) Senior South-East Asian officials recommended Friday that their foreign ministers issue a joint appeal to Myanmar's military rulers for the release of detain...More

Astana, Aug 21 (RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan's first satellite KazSat-1 has been put into orbit for a 'space burial', the country's mission control reported Friday. ...More

Kabul, Aug 21 (DPA) One NATO-led US and two British soldiers were killed in separate roadside bomb blasts in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday. ...More

London, Aug 21 (IANS) England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, playing the last Ashes series Test at The Oval, will undergo a major reconstructive surgery on his knee after the match,...More

London, Aug 21 (IANS) Singer Lady GaGa thinks that all the members of the US-based band Take That are very sexy and would love to have a good time with each one of them. ...More

London, Aug 21 (IANS) 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe's desire to direct a movie is not a secret, but the young actor is apparently keen to wield the megaphone for a gangster...More

London, Aug 21 (IANS) Teen star Miley Cyrus has fuelled speculation that she is dating Australian actor Liam Hemsworth after she was spotted kissing him at an airport. ...More

Moscow, Aug 21 (RIA Novosti) South Korea will launch its first carrier rocket from the country's Naro Space Centre Aug 25, the Yonhap news agency reported Friday. ...More

Bannu (Pakistan), Aug 21 (IANS) Twelve militants were killed and three security personnel were wounded Friday in fighting in northwest Pakistan, the Online news agency reported. ...More

Taipei, Aug 21 (Xinhua) The toll in typhoon Morakot that devastated the country Aug 7 rose to 153 Friday after officials retrieved 12 more bodies, disaster relief officials said. ...More