Washington, Aug 12 (DPA) US President Barack Obama called on Myanmar's ruling junta to immediately release human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who received an additional 18 mo...More

United Nations, Aug 11 (Xinhua) The UN Security Council is to hold consultations on the situation in Myanmar later Tuesday, a UN spokesperson said. The 1...More

New York, Aug 11 (DPA) Police investigators searched a pharmacy in Las Vegas Tuesday as part of their probe of Michael Jackson's private physician, Conrad Murray, the internet ent...More

Beijing, Aug 11 (Xinhua) Four employees of the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto have been arrested on charges of trade secrets infringement and bribery, according to a stat...More

Washington, Aug 11 (DPA) Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a younger sister of late US President John F. Kennedy and known for her work on behalf of people with mental disabilities, died Tu...More

Melbourne, Aug 11 (IANS) Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden is set to become a member of the board of Cricket Australia (CA), replacing former captain Allan Border who steppe...More

New York, Aug 11 (IANS) The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has called for greater protection of the world's 370 million indigenous people who are considered the most vuln...More

Cairo, Aug 11 (DPA) Kuwaiti authorities Tuesday said they have arrested six men for planning an attack on a US military base in the country on behalf of the Al Qaeda terrorist net...More

Dubai, Aug 11 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ranked seventh in the list of world's most optimistic nations in terms of consumer confidence level during the second ...More

Moscow, Aug 11 (RIA Novosti) Russia will create by 2020 a new generation of air and space defences to counter any strikes against its territory due to a potential foreign threat, ...More

Baghdad, Aug 11 (DPA) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Tuesday reached out to tribal leaders in the country's Sunni heartland, calling for an end to sectarian identity politic...More

London, Aug 11 (IANS) American actress-singer Jessica Simpson says when she was caught in an earthquake in Japan, she thought she was 'hallucinating'. Sh...More

Abu Dhabi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Khalifa Charity Foundation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distributed food items to the needy and poor in Pakistan under a new humanitarian pro...More

London, Aug 11(IANS) Jennifer Lopez, who is struggling to get into shape post pregnancy, has refused to go under knife for the perfect figure. The singer-actress says she is a 'mo...More

London, Aug 11 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) officials are trying to persuade pop star Lady Gaga to strip for their new ad campaign. ...More