Washington, July 8 (IANS) Describing India as an 'emerging global power', Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said Washington was working hard to create a 'very deep and broad s...More

London, July 8 (IANS) Male sea-horses prefer bigger females for sex and for bigger offspring, a recent study has revealed. This finding is consistent with predictions on the import...More

Florence (Italy), July 8 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao cut short his stay in Italy and left for home early Wednesday without attending the G8-G5 summit following the violenc...More

Islamabad, July 8 (DPA) A suspected US missile strike on a Taliban bastion in north-western Pakistan killed at least eight militants Wednesday, an intelligence official said. ...More

Sao Paulo, July 8 (EFE) A 17-year-old girl has confessed to the police that she participated in more than 30 murders since 2006, with all the killings committed with the same knife...More

Washington, July 7 (IANS) Canine and human genes are spurring the researchers' drive to find a cure for brain cancer. Pinpointing genes involved in human br...More

Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) Bangladesh will offer Chittagong and Mongla ports for use to its South Asian neighbours, developing them as regional trade hubs, a minister has said. ...More

Sydney, July 8 (IANS) A researcher has converted waste ash, a by product of coal-fired power stations, into fireproof concrete. The concrete could be used t...More

Islamabad, July 8 (Xinhua) Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's aide Wafa Mohammad was held Wednesday in a town in the North West Frontier Province, a media report said. ...More

London, July 8 (IANS) Pop star Madonna dresses up her newly adopted daughter Mercy James like herself, just as she has earlier done with her biological child Lourdes. ...More

Sydney, July 8 (IANS) Scientists have developed salt-tolerant plants using a new type of genetic modification (GM). The results could impact food production and security, since sal...More

London, July 8 (IANS) Market crashes are likely to fuel more homicides and suicides, unless governments invest in labour market protections, according to a new study. ...More

London, July 8 (IANS) Hollywood actress Megan Fox, rated by many as one of the sexiest woman on the planet, stole the show at a Giorgio Armani event in Paris. ...More

Beijing, July 8 (DPA) China's riot-hit city of Urumqi appeared calmer early Wednesday, witnesses and state media said, a day after authorities imposed an overnight curfew following...More

London, July 8 (IANS) Samantha Ronson, who has been in the news recently for her relationship with actress Lindsay Lohan, wants to move from Hollywood to London because she is sick...More