Sydney, Aug 3 (IANS) Teenagers whose mothers have mental health problems are likely to suffer behavioural problems, says a new study. Using data from the...More

Los Angeles, Aug 3 (IANS) Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage is reportedly facing legal action by US tax officials over non-payment $6.2 million in income tax. ...More

Xining (China), Aug 3 (Xinhua) A 37-year-old man died of pneumonic plague in northwest China's Qinghai province, raising the death toll from the infectious disease to two, authori...More

London, Aug 3 (IANS) After devoting over two decades to his acting career, Hollywood star Brad Pitt says he wants to retire soon. Pitt feels he has 'had ...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Monday said they were extending their talks for a proposed $23-billion financial alliance till Aug 31, having failed t...More

Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) The battle lines have been drawn in Bangladesh against India's proposed Tipaimukh dam with opposition leader Khaleda Zia accusing the Sheikh Hasina government ...More

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 3 (IANS) A recent move to close the Indian Studies Department at Universiti Malaya (UM) is being resisted by Malaysians of Indian origin. Closing the department ...More

Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) The acting mayor of a town in Bangladesh who raped his minor maid servant has got away by paying a fine of Taka 40,000 ($575) fixed by influential village elde...More

London, Aug 3 (IANS) Babies exposed to alcohol in the womb and those who are small at birth develop sleep problems as eight-year-olds, says a new study. ...More

Sydney, Aug 3 (IANS) Female twins who are small at birth have a greater likelihood of being obese as adults, according to a new study. Scientists in Brit...More

Kabul, Aug 3 (DPA) A roadside bomb in the western Afghan city of Herat killed 12 people Monday, including two police officers, and injured 20, a police spokesman said. ...More

Toronto, Aug 3 (IANS) The Canadian economy is yet to get back on the revival path and the runaway Canadian dollar is threatening to thwart any hopes of recovery. ...More

Phnom Penh, Aug 3 (DPA) Three Cambodian soldiers died and one was left seriously ill after the group ate poisonous mushrooms picked near an 11th-century temple at the centre of an...More

Urumqi (China), Aug 3 (Xinhua) Police in China's northwestern Xinjiang province have detained 319 more people in connection with the July 5 riots in this provincial capital. ...More

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed up with IT@School ViCTERS, India's first dedicated educational TV channel, to allow Indian students access ...More