Kabul, Aug 20 (DPA) Turnout was low Thursday morning in Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections as rockets hit southern and northern provinces, but more voters turned ...More

Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) More and more Americans are getting disenchanted with President Barack Obama's performance as his approval ratings continue to slip. ...More

Toronto, Aug 20 (IANS) The Canadian government, which is reviewing the sale of Nortel's wireless business to Swedish telecom major Ericsson after protests by opposition parties a...More

Hamilton (New Zealand), Aug 20 (IANS) Making it tougher for migrant workers to come to New Zealand, a new policy called Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) has been put in pla...More

Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) Therapy with a proven 'longevity' gene may energise people, a new study has found. The study in the University of Missouri (U-M...More

Madrid, Aug 20 (DPA) A bank robber netted only about 10 euros ($14) after his nerves betrayed him during the robbery, Spanish press reports said Thursday. ...More

Baghdad, Aug 20 (DPA) Two people were killed and eight others injured Thursday when a bicycle bomb exploded in Baghdad, witnesses said. The bicycle explo...More

Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) A business with a green-oriented boss is more likely to 'over-comply' with environmental regulations if it believes in protecting the environment and tha...More

Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) Dismissed as a snack, popcorn and other whole grain cereals, including popular breakfast cereals, contain 'surprisingly large' amounts of polyphenol, a t...More

Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 20 (IANS) Last week's Rogers Cup champions India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas survived a scare before prevailing over Spaniards Feliciano L...More

Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) A study has revealed that the structure of tooth enamel holds promising clues for aerospace engineers as they build planes and space vehicles of the futu...More

Kabul, Aug 20 (DPA) Several rockets hit southern and northern provinces early Thursday and police arrested two would-be suicide bombers, shortly after voting started in Afghanista...More

Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) An anti-aging gene called klotho, when injected into lab models, significantly reduced high blood pressure (BP) or hypertension. ...More

Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) A Taliban leader from a Pakistan-Afghanistan border area has claimed he is now the acting chief of the Pakistani Taliban, while describing Baitullah Mehsu...More

Baghdad, Aug 20 (DPA) Ten police and military officers are being held for questioning in Wednesday's coordinated attacks in central Baghdad, which left around 100 dead and 1,200 i...More