Rio de Janeiro, July 22 (DPA) A ship carrying 185 people sank Tuesday in the Amazon River near the Brazilian city of Manaus. The ship's rudder broke shor...More

New York, July 22 (DPA) The lack of human rights, political and social justice as well as a stable environment has prevented individuals in Arab countries from improving, the UN D...More

Brussels, July 22 (DPA) NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer underwent treatment in a hospital Tuesday after suffering from a minor blood clot, the alliance said. ...More

Stockholm/Washington, July 22 (DPA) The European Union (EU) Tuesday criticised the US after authorities carried out the 1,000th execution by lethal injection since capital punishm...More

Tegucigalpa, July 22 (DPA) The Honduran de-facto regime Tuesday broke off diplomatic relations with Venezuela, whose president Hugo Chavez has stood by President Manuel Zelaya sin...More

Durban, July 21 (IANS) Myanmarese pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Re...More

London, July 21 (IANS) 'Harry Potter' actor Tom Fenton recalls a scary encounter with a fan who reached into his car window and grabbed his hair. Accordi...More

London, July 21 (IANS) Singer Chris Brown posted a video statement on social networking website YouTube in which he has apologised for assaulting his former girlfriend Rihanna. ...More

Washington, July 21 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's just concluded visit to India has resulted in significant expansion of the bilateral and multilateral relationsh...More

Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) The simmering differences between Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Asif Ali Zardari have once again come to the fore with tit-for-...More

Chittagong, July 21 (IANS) India and France have collaborated to organise an exhibition in Bangladesh of photos taken by French lensmen Alain Danielou and Raymond Burnier, who sta...More

Sydney, July 21 (IANS) Excessive drinking actually deflates confidence and also causes greater unease and agitation, according to a new study. For many, ...More

London, July 21 (IANS) Britney Spears, whose career nosedived after her failed marriage and drug addiction, is leaving no stone unturned to resurrect herself. From touring and wor...More

Kathmandu, July 21 (IANS) Once the world's only Hindu kingdom, Nepal used to be famous for its rudrakshas, the berry that is believed to have supernatural powers and is used as a ...More

London, July 21 (IANS) Michael Jackson's six-year-old son Blanket is still unsure of what has happened to his father and asks whether he has gone on holiday, says Mark Lester, god...More