Wellington, Aug 6 (DPA) A ferry sank late Wednesday off the coast of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the New Zealand Herald reported Thursday. ...More

New York, Aug 6 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday appealed to North Korea's communist regime to return to six-party talks about dismantling its nuclear weapons prog...More

Kaliningrad (Russia), Aug 6 (RIA Novosti) Russia's Yantar shipyard is negotiating a $60 million loan to enable it to complete the construction of three frigates for the Indian Nav...More

Washington, Aug 6 (DPA) The United States said Wednesday that it would be willing to engage the Iranian government led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was sworn in for a sec...More

Islamabad, Aug 6 (DPA) A Pakistani security official said late Wednesday the intelligence agencies were trying to confirm reports that Taliban head Baitullah Mehsud had died in a ...More

London, Aug 6 (DPA) The presidential elections in Afghanistan later this month will be 'very challenging' but measures are in place to 'mitigate' threatened disruption from Taliba...More

Tehran, Aug 5 (DPA) Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in Wednesday for a second four-year presidential term. The swearing-in ceremony, held in the Ira...More

Los Angeles, Aug 5 (DPA) Two US journalists freed by North Korea after three months in prison arrived back in the US Wednesday along with former president Bill Clinton. ...More

Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday banned the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) of Hafiz Saeed, who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and 24 other religious a...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Actress Penelope Cruz is expecting her first child with actor partner Javier Bardem, reports claim. The Spanish stars, who first wor...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Pregnant German supermodel Heidi Klum has revealed that she is not planning to resort to extreme diets or exercise regimes to regain her pre-pregnancy figure ...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Pop singer Rihanna is still in love with her violent ex Chris Brown, as her mother reveals he has a bizarre hold over the singer. Br...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has her heart set on buying a 10 million pounds home in the exclusive London district of Chelsea. ...More

London, Aug 5 (IANS) Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston has said she can 'make fun of herself' and doesn't care if people think she is lonely. The 'B...More

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Former president Bill Clinton Wednesday brought home two journalists after winning their release from North Korea in a diplomatic overture for the Obama a...More