Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 20 (DPA) Roger Federer charged out of the blocks to start the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Argentine Jose Acasuso Wednesday. ...More

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 21 (IANS) A distraught and repentant former Malaysian model, who was convicted for drinking beer at a nightclub, wants to be publicly whipped with her family mem...More

Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) There is more embarrassment for former US president George W. Bush as his first homeland security secretary Tom Ridge says he was pressured to raise secu...More

Toronto, Aug 21 (IANS) Bollywood directors Ashutosh Gowariker and Anurag Singh and stars Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra, Lisa Ray and Harman Baweja will rub shoulders with George...More

Islamabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Several people, including civilians and Islamic militants, were feared killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region bordering Afgh...More

New York, Aug 21 (Xinhua) The UN Security Council has hailed the Afghans for holding elections defying the Taliban violence aimed at deraling the poll process. ...More

Washington, Aug 21 (DPA) Lithuania was among three European countries that hosted secret CIA prisons for holding high-value Al Qaeda suspects, ABC News reported Thursday, citing u...More

Chilpancingo (Mexico), Aug 21 (EFE) The speaker of the legislature in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero was gunned down Thursday by some unidentified gunmen outside his house...More

Tripoli, Aug 21 (DPA) The Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing in which 270 people were killed arrived in Tripoli Thursday night, the official JANA news agency repor...More

Berlin, Aug 21 (DPA) Usain Bolt's hunger for world records continued at the world championships Thursday when he won the 200m title in a staggering 19.19 seconds. ...More

Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 21 (DPA) Roger Federer dropped only his second career set to Spain's David Ferrer before fighting back Thursday for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory into the quarter...More

Washington, Aug 21 (DPA) US President Barack Obama praised the elections that took place in Afghanistan Thursday as successful despite violence that claimed the lives of 26 people...More

Amman, Aug 21 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday the US administration of President Barack Obama was still adamant in its demand that Israel completely halts ...More

Berlin, Aug 20 (DPA) World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain won't run in Sunday's marathon at the world championships because she doesn't feel fit enough to charge for the...More

Berlin, Aug 20 (DPA) Caster Semenya of South Africa won the 800 metres world title amid confirmation that a gender test was conducted on her to make sure that she was really a wom...More