Oviedo (Spain), Sep 2 (DPA) Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, 27, was Wednesday awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize in the category of sports, the jury anno...More

Dhaka, Sep 2 (IANS) Thirty persons, including 10 policemen were injured in a clash Wednesday when activists of Left parties protested award of oil and gas exploration contracts in...More

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 2 (IANS) Malaysian Home Minister Hishamuddin Tun Hussein Wednesday brought together various parties to resolve a dispute over relocation of a Hindu shrine that h...More

Port of Spain, Sep 2 (IANS) Talks have broken down between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) over the controversial players' con...More

Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi near a market here Wednesday, injuring him and killing his driv...More

Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) The rift in Nepal over the use of Hindi for official work continued to widen Wednesday with new ministers from a regional party taking their oath of office...More

London, Sep 2 (IANS) Britain, the world's oldest parliamentary democracy, may see an American-style televised debate between the leaders of the nation's three main political parti...More

Jakarta, Sep 2 (DPA) At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Java Island, officials said. ...More

Kabul, Sep 2 (DPA) Afghanistan's deputy intelligence chief and 21 other people, including women, children and government officials, were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in th...More

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 2 (IANS) S. Selvi, an Indian national working as a housemaid, walked free Wednesday after the Malaysian court of appeal absolved her of the charge of killing her...More

Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Pakistan's religious affairs minister, was injured and his driver was killed Wednesday when assailants opened fire at his vehicle here. ...More

Sydney, Sep 2 (IANS) Secret Soviet whaling between 1947 and 1973 wiped out some humpback whale population in the Pacific, according to a new study. Wally...More

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar yet clearly distinct in many ways. Scientists have isolated genes that evolved in humans after branchi...More

Brussels, Sep 2 (DPA) The European Union's finance ministers were meeting in Brussels Wednesday in a bid to curb bankers' bonuses amid strong opposition from Britain, home to the ...More

Islamabad, Sep 2 (DPA) Unknown gunmen opened fire on a government minister's vehicle in the Pakistani capital Islamabad Wednesday, injuring the official and killing his driver, wi...More