London, Aug 3 (IANS) English actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is transforming into a Eurovision singer for his next movie after hit comic creations 'Borat' and 'Bruno'. ...More

London, August 3 (IANS) Pop diva Britney Spears has followed singer-actress Lindsay Lohan's lead by going blonde. The 'Oops...I did it again' singer whos...More

Havana, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Cancer will be the leading cause of death, while fatalaties due to cardiovascular diseases will occupy the second place on the list of fatal ailments...More

Tehran, Aug 3 (DPA) Renewed protest demonstrations started Monday in Tehran, just hours after the official endorsement of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second presidenti...More

Manila, Aug 3 (DPA) An Indian social worker, a Myanmar activist and a Filipino environmentalist were among the six recipients of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's equival...More

San Francisco, Aug 3 (DPA) Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt has resigned from the board of Apple because of potential conflicts of interest, Apple said in a statement M...More

Baghdad, Aug 3 (DPA) More than 21,000 Iraqi soldiers will provide security for Shia Muslims gathering in the city of Karbala in the coming days, a senior military officer said Mon...More

Sofia, Aug 3 (DPA) Bulgaria plans to replace the lev with Europe's single currency, the euro, in 2012 or 2013, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov told daily 24 Chasa Monday. ...More

Nairobi, Aug 3 (DPA) Somali pirates are preparing to release a German ship held off the Somali coast for four months after receiving a multi-million-dollar ransom, a maritime offi...More

Amman, Aug 3 (DPA) A top-level panel of Islamic scholars in Jordan has issued a judgement that bans the examination of a bride-to-be's virginity even if it is requested by her fia...More

Berlin, Aug 3 (DPA) German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not send a customary letter of congratulation to re-elected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his inauguration due...More

Jakarta, Aug 3 (DPA) Indonesian search and rescue workers have failed to locate an aircraft with 15 people and two babies on board that disappeared shortly after takeoff in the ea...More

Brussels, Aug 3 (DPA) Operations in Afghanistan and relations with Russia and the states of the Mediterranean will be NATO's top priorities over the next four years, the alliance'...More

Moscow, Aug 3 (RIA Novosti) Russia's latest Borey class nuclear submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, will undergo at least six more sea trials before it is inducted into the Russian Nav...More

Hamburg, Aug 3 (DPA) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) aims for athletes to name their doctors and physio-therapists at the start of each season in a stronger crackdown ag...More