Geneva, July 10, (IANS) A rebel group in the Central African Republic (CAR) has freed around 200 child soldiers, some as young as 10 years old, as part of a peace deal with the go...More

New York, July 10 (DPA) US carmaker General Motors could exit bankruptcy in record time and come under the control of the US government by the end of this week, as a Thursday dead...More

Tehran, July 10 (DPA) The US has released five Iranians it arrested in 2007 in Iraq, Iranian and US officials said Thursday. Iran's ambassador in Baghdad...More

Los Angeles, July 10 (DPA) A family split over where to bury Michael Jackson is delaying the funeral of the late King of Pop who died two weeks ago, ABC News reported Thursday. ...More

Kunming (China), July 10 (Xinhua) More than 300 people were injured Thursday when a strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Yunnan province in southwest Ch...More

Washington, July 9 (IANS) The next time you surf the internet, you may bump into a Nobel Peace Prize candidate. A US security expert has proposed the honour for micro-blogging site...More

Shah Alam (Malaysia), July 9 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian legislator says privileges granted to ethnic Malays under the Constitution's 'Bumiputera' (son of the soil) provision should ...More

Colombo, July 9 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be closing down its offices in Sri Lanka's east in line with a government order to scale down its op...More

Washington, July 9 (IANS) Is the explosive growth of obesity worldwide being triggered by an infectious agent? Investigators are closing in on the role of oral bacteria as a potent...More

L'Aquila (Italy), July 9 (IANS) The groups of rich and developing countries, including India, are likely to commit themselves to early conclusion of the Doha Development Round of m...More

Guangzhou (China), July 9 (Xinhua) Many tourist agencies are calling off group trips to China's Xinjiang region following the recent deadly riots in Urumqi city that left at least ...More

London, July 9 (IANS) A year after launching her Abbey Dawn collection for young boys, singer Avril Lavigne is expanding by including clothing line for girls as well. ...More

Mosul (Iraq), July 9 (Xinhua) At least 30 people were killed and 70 injured Thursday in double suicide bomb attacks in Tal-Afar town in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, author...More

London, July 9 (IANS) Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, who is married to Scarlett Johansson, is all set to give a home to a disadvantaged child. 'My oldest bro...More

Kabul, July 9 (Xinhua) A roadside bomb went off Thursday morning in Afghanistan's Logar Province, killing 19 and leaving 30 injured, a spokesman said. 'A la...More