New York, Aug 14 (DPA) US stocks rose Thursday led by the banking sector and sweeping aside reports of a decline in retail sales. The bank rally was spur...More

Washington, Aug 14 (DPA) The US voiced opposition to releasing a Libyan serving a life sentence in Scotland for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people. ...More

Washington, Aug 14 (DPA) The US will give up to $2.3 billion in tax credits to green manufacturers in the latest disbursement Thursday of the government's economic stimulus packag...More

Moscow, Aug 14 (DPA) Suspected Muslim rebels killed 11 people in an attack on a police post in the Russian region of Dagestan Thursday evening, local officials said. ...More

Makhachkala (Russia), Aug 13 (RIA Novosti) Six people, including four police personnel and two civilians, were killed in an attack on a police post in the southern Russian republi...More

Washington, Aug 13 (DPA) The number of extremist militias are on the rise again in the United States, according to a new report. Fifty new right-wing mil...More

London, Aug 13 (DPA) Three British soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan Thursday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London said. T...More

Baghdad, Aug 13 (DPA) At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured in a suicide bombing attack on a restaurant in the northern Iraqi town of Sindshar Thursday, security sources s...More

Berlin, Aug 13 (DPA) In a move certain to please the world's major sport sponsors, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed Thursday to propose golf and rugby sevens as sp...More

London, Aug 13 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna surprised her son Rocco, who turned nine Tuesday, when she urged a 50,000-strong crowd at her show in Denmark to sing 'Happy birthday' to hi...More

London, Aug 13 (IANS) Australian model Miranda Kerr has revealed that she lives in fear of falling off the ramp while attempting a catwalk. The 26-year-o...More

London, Aug 13 (IANS) The executors of late pop legend Michael Jackson's estate have approved plans to publish a luxury photo-book on his life that the King of Pop was working on ...More

London, Aug 13 (IANS) Troubled actress Mischa Barton has embarked on a health regime and has hired a personal trainer to help her get fit. The 23-year-ol...More

London, Aug 13 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is desperate to make a movie in England so that he can work with British actors like Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winsl...More

London, Aug 13 (IANS) Model-turned-actress Megan Fox has released a spoof anti-bullying video on the Internet to promote her new movie 'Jennifer's Body'. ...More