New York, Aug 12 (IANS) An organisation of Indians settled abroad will be celebrating its 20th anniversary here through a convention Aug 20-23, on the theme 'People of Indian Orig...More

Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) President Obama has accused the opposition of scare tactics against a proposed health care overhaul, saying failing to fix problems in the current system...More

Karachi, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan has received $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the third tranche of an emergency loan agreed to last year, the central ban...More

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Nepal's former prime minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prachanda claims India thought he was closer to Communist China than to India, but says it was wrong to thin...More

Kathmandu, Aug 12 (IANS) Nepal's new government faced a fresh crisis Tuesday with the former guerrilla party, the Maoists, imposing an indefinite shutdown of high schools and anno...More

Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) A study led by an Indian-American has untangled how long-lasting memories form in the brain, potentially opening the way to prevent and treat post-trauma...More

Rostov-on-Don (Russia), Aug 12 (RIA Novosti) Ingushetia's construction minister was gunned down in his office Wednesday, an interior ministry official in Russia's volatile souther...More

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Education reduces the impact of Alzheimer's disease on cognition even if brain volume loss has already occurred, says a study carried out in Germany. ...More

Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) A 65-year-old woman, who has routine hip surgery, develops memory loss six months later and is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Just a coincidence? Researche...More

Hazeltine (Minnesota), Aug 12 (DPA) The final golf Major of 2009, the US PGA Championship, begins at Hazeltine National Thursday with one overriding question: Can Tiger Woods avoi...More

London, Aug 12 (IANS) German supermodel Heidi Klum has shut down her jewellery business after she was taken to court by exclusive gem firm Van Cleef & Arpels. ...More

Montreal, Aug 12 (DPA) Roger Federer led three of the world's top 4 into the third round of the Montreal Masters tennis, pacing the all-star field with his 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 defeat o...More

Kunduz (Afghanistan), Aug 12 (DPA) Taliban militants attacked a district centre in northern Afghanistan, killing four police officers including a police chief, local government of...More

Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IANS) Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has given birth to a baby boy. The newborn weighed seven pounds and 14 ounces. The 'Drea...More

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Amy Winehouse's brother Alex is planning a musical on the life of his troubled sister. Alex is planning an all-singing, all-dancing...More