London, Aug 18 (IANS) Britney Spears has been dumped by boyfriend Jason Trawick after it became clear that the pop star was desperate for him to commit to her. ...More

Kabul, Aug 18 (DPA) Two rockets believed to have been fired by Taliban militants landed near the presidential palace Tuesday, but caused no casualties, police said. ...More

Dhaka, Aug 18 (IANS) The islands of silt that rise in remote areas of Bangladesh as rivers change course are havens for regrouping by banned Islamist militant outfits, media repor...More

Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Family quarrels and a lack of free time can bring on headaches among children, says a new study. Up to 30 percent of all kids w...More

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 18 (IANS) Malaysians, known for their sweet tooth, are bracing for high prices and low supply of sugar due to a production shortfall in India, the world's second...More

Sydney, Aug 18 (IANS) Scientists have synthesised a powerful new chemical from a marine bacterium that kills resistant bugs found in hospitals. Equally i...More

Port-of-Spain, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian government is willing to help in the installation of a monument at Trinidad and Tobago's Nelson Island where nearly 147,000 Indians arrived...More

Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said the mission in Afghanistan was 'a war of necessity' as Al Qaeda was still plotting against the US. ...More

Dhaka, Aug 18 (IANS) Five Indian separatists have been arrested from the wooded hills of Khagrachhari in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, an apparent indication of the growing...More

Islamabad, Aug 18 (Xinhua) Spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Maulvi Omar has been arrested, a media report said Tuesday. Maulvi Omar was arrested M...More

Kabul, Aug 18 (Xinhua) Two rockets fired by militants slammed into the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, two days ahead of the presidential elections, police said. ...More

Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Within a week, yet another man showed up with an assault rifle outside the venue of President Barack Obama's meetings, raising concerns about the safety...More

Taipei, Aug 18 (DPA) Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia has resigned for rejecting foreign aid after taiwan was hit by Typhoon Morakot, which left nearly 600 people dead...More

Toronto, Aug 18 (IANS) BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) tops Fortune magazine's list of the world's 100 fastest-growing companies. It is the fir...More

Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the US to provide drone technology to Pakistan, a media report said. He also demanded an end to the ...More