Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari finds himself in a piquant situation after a Supreme Court order invalidating his predecessor Pervez Musharraf's decla...More

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Scientists have unravelled a mystery about how resveratrol, a component in red wine, is effective against deadly inflammatory diseases. ...More

Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) A long-term study of over 8,700 middle-aged men and women has shown that women experience greater health benefits than men as a result of exercise. ...More

Kathmandu, Aug 1 (IANS) Almost three months after he was sworn in as republican Nepal's second prime minister, veteran communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal will begin his much-awai...More

Copenhagen, Aug 1 (DPA) The new head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) spoke out in favour of negotiations with the radical Islamist Taliban in Afghanistan, Danish ...More

Manila, Aug 1 (DPA) Philippine democracy icon and former president Corazon Aquino, who led a 'people power' revolt that toppled one of the world's most corrupt dictators, died Sat...More

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Children as young as nine can be trained to perform emergency life-saving procedures like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on people suffering cardiac arre...More

Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Six people, including three members of a family, were killed when a five-storey building collapsed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, a media repor...More

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Numerous pathogens contain an 'internal time bomb', a deadly mechanism that can be used against them, a new study has found. After y...More

Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Diets high in fructose, a type of sugar found in most processed foods and beverages, impairs memory, according to a new study. A...More

Caracas, Aug 1 (DPA) Venezuela's leftist government has ordered 34 radio stations off the air, accusing them of broadcasting without a proper licence. Th...More

London, Aug 1 (IANS) After being apart for two years, members of American alternative rock band Red Hot Chilli Peppers are set to reunite in October. Dru...More

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Through his latest song, rapper Eminem is threatening singer-actress Mariah Carey that he will leak her nude snaps if she continues to deny that they ever had...More

Los Angeles, Aug 1 (IANS) Pop singer Christina Aguilera has devised a new way to hide from the paparazzi. She has set up a recording studio in her home here and photographers have...More

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Scottish actor Gerard Butler wishes he could compliment attractive women, but says he can't because it is unacceptable in society. '...More