Taipei, Sep 4 (DPA) Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ended his sensitive Taiwan visit Friday, leaving Taipei to mend the damage to relations with Beijing caused by h...More

Milan, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian boxer Thokchom Nanao Singh shocked his Azerbaijani opponent Mamishzade Elvin with a 21-6 win the 48 kilogram section to move into the second round of th...More

New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian Somdev Devvarman's Grand Slam singles debut ended with a second round loss to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the US Open tennis tournament at Flushi...More

Yangon, Sep 4 (DPA) A Myanmar court has accepted the appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi against last month's court decision that put her under house detention for the next 18 months, her ...More

Toronto, Sep 4 (IANS) Well-educated heart patients tend to have less faith in their cardiologists, says a Canadian study. The study by York University he...More

Washington, Sep 4 (DPA) Two astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery completed a more than six-hour-long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, install...More

Los Angeles, Sep 4 (DPA) The massive fire that has burned more than 58,000 hectares around Los Angeles was sparked by arson, California authorities said. ...More

Los Angeles, Sep 4 (DPA) Pop superstar Michael Jackson was to be buried 10 weeks after his drug-induced death in a private ceremony for family and friends at a cemetery for the st...More

Toronto, Sep 4 (IANS) A Canadian Muslim youth was jailed for 14 years Thursday for his role in the country's first home-grown terrorist plot. Justice Bru...More

Taipei, Sep 4 (DPA) The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, ended his sensitive Taiwan visit Friday, leaving Taipei to mend the damage to its relations with Beijing from his...More

New York, Sep 4 (DPA) Jelena Jankovic's usual smile was missing as the fifth seed played and lost Thursday at the US Open following news of the death of her grandmother in Serbia....More

Washington, Sep 4 (DPA) Two astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery were working outside the International Space Station Thursday to install a new ammonia tank that is crucial...More

Washington, Sep 4 (Xinhua) The US is open to the possibility of sending more troops to the Afghanistan war, where President Barack Obama's government has 'limited time' to show im...More

Los Angeles, Sep 4 (DPA) YouTube is in advanced talks with major Hollywood studios about adding a movie rental service, in a move that could boost online movie rentals and finally...More

New York, Sep 4 (DPA) Shaky top seed Dinara Safina turned in another patchy performance to escape with a victory, while American Melanie Oudin produced the shock of the event so f...More