Kathmandu, Aug 17 (IANS) The Nepal government has asked its Vice President Paramananda Jha to take his oath of office once again in Nepali. Jha had taken the oath in Hindi. ...More

Montreal, Aug 17 (DPA) Andy Murray used superior fitness to triumph in a heated two and three-quarter-hour struggle over Argentine Juan Del Potro to win the Montreal Masters title...More

Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Allama Ali Sher, the leader of a banned Sunni group, was shot dead Monday morning in Pakistan's Khairpur town, a media report said. ...More

Islamabad, Aug 17 (Xinhua) At least 10 people were killed in a car-bomb blast in Charsadda district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, media reports said Monday. ...More

Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) You may be carrying a whiff of cocaine in your wallet, purse or pocket if you have US bank notes. In what researchers describe ...More

London, Aug 17 (IANS) American actress-singer Jessica Simpson is planning to write a tell-all book. The inspiration for the book is her break-up with rec...More

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 17 (IANS) Delegates of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) have re-elected the chiefs of their Youth and Wanita (women) wings, setting the pace for the party's p...More

Sydney, Aug 17 (IANS) Relying on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the extent of early breast cancer has not been shown to improve surgical planning, reduce follow-up sur...More

London, Aug 17 (IANS) Former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan is condemning the killing of dolphins for meat and urging officials in Japan to end the slaughter of the sea mammals in the ...More

Kabul, Aug 17 (DPA) Three British soldiers serving in a NATO-led international military force were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday. ...More

London, Aug 17 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt is all set to star as Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy, Moriarty, in Guy Ritchie's forthcoming film. Pitt, who ...More

Rostov-On-Don (Russia), Aug 17 (RIA Novosti) At least eleven people died and about 25 were wounded Monday when a powerful bomb blast took place in Nazran, the largest city in the ...More

New York, Aug 17 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's questioning at Newark Liberty International Airport by immigration officials was the talk of the annual India Day para...More

London, Aug 17 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles is brushing up her dancing skills by secretly enrolling for ballet tutorials in New York. Beyonce used Manha...More

London, Aug 17 (IANS) Michael Jackson's mother has moved the King of Pop's body to a secret freezer because she wanted it kept where she could visit him privately. ...More