Manila, Aug 1 (DPA) Philippine democracy icon and former president Corazon Aquino died Saturday after battling colon cancer for more than one year, her family said. She was 76. ...More

San Francisco, Aug 1 (DPA) Internet surfers have downloaded the open source Firefox browser more than one billion times, the software's distributor, the Mozilla Foundation, said F...More

Brussels, July 31 (DPA) European Union (EU) member states should ban leaders of the coup in Honduras from travelling to Europe, EU diplomats agreed in Brussels Friday. ...More

London, July 31 (IANS) Hollywood legend Robert Redford has revealed he had to struggle to work with young actress Scarlett Johanson on the sets of his 1998 movie 'The Horse Whispe...More

London, July 31 (IANS) American actress-singer Jessica Simpson's new TV show 'The Price of Beauty' is proving to be a costly affair for the bosses, as she is spending $25,000 an e...More

London, July 31 (IANS) Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was left shame-faced as she walked down a red carpet in a scarlet suit and blamed losing her luggage on a flight to London for...More

Baghdad, July 31 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday condemned the bombings of Iraqi mosques that killed at least 30 people, calling them attempts to undermine the count...More

New York, July 31 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna, who turned guest writer for Israel's Yediot Ahronot newspaper, has in her article revealed her spiritual awakening upon discovering Jewi...More

London, July 31 (IANS) German supermodel Heidi Klum, who is expecting her first child, has revealed that she is suffering from forgetfullness during pregnancy. ...More

Kabul, July 31 (Prensa Latina) The Taliban has called for a boycott of the Afghan presidential and provincial elections scheduled Aug 20 and warned it would launch fresh attacks i...More

Los Angeles, July 31 (DPA) A tiger that appeared in a Las Vegas magic act made an unscheduled disappearance and roamed the city's streets before being recaptured by its owners, th...More

Cotabato (Philippines), July 31 (Xinhua) At least eight people were drowned and thousands lost their homes in flash floods in southern Philippines, officials said Friday. ...More

Moscow, July 31 (DPA) At least 47 people were arrested in Moscow Friday shortly before the start of an unauthorised demonstration against the policies of Russian Prime Minister Vl...More

Nairobi/Abuja, July 31 (DPA) Nigerian police Friday hailed the killing of the leader of an Islamist sect as a victory over extremism, but human rights workers called for an invest...More

Colombo, July 31 (Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government has closed down a peace secretariat that was set up to facilitate reconciliation talks with the Tamil Tiger rebels, an official...More