Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) A slew of posters has been spotted throughout Los Angeles portraying Obama as 'The Joker' from the movie 'The Dark Knight', with the word 'socialism' prin...More

Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) Two judges who led a hundred others in a demonstration against a government decision were forced into retirement, but have been reinstated after they apologise...More

Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) It's President Barack Obama's 48th birthday Tuesday, but rather than take a day off and have fun with the family, he will be having lunch with Senate De...More

Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) China's top e-commerce company, Alibaba.com Ltd. is considering establishing a joint venture in India to provide business-to-business e-commerce services...More

United Nations,Aug 4 (IANS) Nirantar, a newspaper run by rural women in Uttar Pradesh, has won the United Nations International Literacy Prize. Khabar La...More

Toronto, Aug 4 (IANS) Heavy drinkers of beer and spirits are at much higher risk of developing cancer, says a study by Canadian epidemiologists and cancer researchers in Montreal....More

Beijing, Aug 4 (DPA) An outbreak of pneumonic plague in northwest China has claimed a third victim, local health authorities reported, as they continued to cordon off a town. ...More

London, Aug 4 (IANS) A group of Sikh women and children who escaped a burning bus on a British highway last week were subjected to racist abuse by passing motorists, the BBC repo...More

Sydney, Aug 4 (DPA) Police swooped on a suspected Islamic terrorist cell Tuesday in Melbourne to forestall a possible suicide attack on an Australian Army barracks, authorities sa...More

Washington, Aug 4 (DPA) US President Barack Obama said Monday he wants to build on already 'very strong' relations with Kuwait, during a meeting with the Gulf emirate's monarch. ...More

Havana, Aug 4 (EFE) American writer Ernest Hemingway did not leave Cuba over his frustration with the government of Fidel Castro but was instead forced by the US government to aba...More

Mexico City, Aug 4 (EFE) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rattled northwestern Mexico Monday, but there was no report of any casualty, officials said. ...More

Hamburg (Germany), Aug 4 (DPA) The German shipping company Leonhardt and Blumberg late Monday confirmed the release of its container ship Hansa Stavanger and crew of 24 from the h...More

Washington, Aug 4 (DPA) The Bank of America agreed to pay US regulators a $33-million fine for misleading its investors about billions of dollars in bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch ...More

Los Angeles, Aug 4 (DPA) Michael Jackson's mother was granted custody of his three children Monday as his family went to court in an effort to gain greater control over the late s...More