Sydney, Aug 18 (DPA) Australia will supply China with liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth 50 billion Australian dollars (US $41 billion), officials said Tuesday. It's Australia's la...More

Abu Dhabi, Aug 18 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Justice Minister Hadef Jowan Al Dhahiri has issued a notification urging the Sharia courts across the country to look out ...More

London, Aug 18 (IANS) England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says his retirement from Test cricket will not be a distraction for the team in the last Ashes Test at the Brit Oval. ...More

Beijing, Aug 18 (Xinhua) China's largest oil refinery Sinopec has taken over the Geneva-based oil and gas producer Addax Petroleum Corp., company officials said Tuesday. ...More

Berlin, Aug 18 (DPA) Usain Bolt shook off some early-morning cobwebs as he strolled into the second of the 200 metres at the world championships Tuesday. ...More

Moscow, Aug 18 (RIA Novosti) Iran is ready to hold talks on its nuclear programme with the West without any preconditions, a senior Iranian official said Tuesday. ...More

Seoul, Aug 18 (IANS) The South Korean health ministry has confirmed 47 new cases of swine flu, raising the number of cases of the virus affected to 2,212 in the country, WAM news ...More

Rome, Aug 18 (DPA) Italian Police Tuesday arrested a fugitive mafia boss while he was on holiday with his wife and daughters in the Sicilian seaside resort of Taormina, media repo...More

Islamabad, Aug 18 (Xinhua) Pakistani security forces have arrested 34 militants in northwest Pakistan, the army said in a statement Tuesday. The militant...More

Moscow, Aug 18 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy has freed a cargo ship in the Atlantic without firing a single shot and eight suspected hijackers were arrested, Defence Minister Ana...More

Taipei, Aug 18 (DPA) Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Tuesday refused to resign over the government's slow response in rescuing typhoon victims but promised to strengthen measures to...More

Moscow, Aug 18 (RIA Novosti) A Tunisian woman is set to break the world record for multiple deliveries by giving birth to 12 babies later this month, media reports said Tuesday. ...More

Karachi, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt Tuesday dispelled speculations of discord within the national team, saying that the players were united and ...More

Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) In a bid to prevent terrorist attacks on foreigners, the Pakistani government has decreed that foreign nationals need police clearance before they can ren...More

Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 18 (DPA) Andy Murray took the long way to the Cincinnati Masters, presumably giving his new skills behind the wheel a test as he and fitness trainer Jez Gre...More