Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) The row over the use of Hindi as Nepal's official language continued Wednesday with a defiant politician taking his oath of office in Hindi as Prime Minist...More

Jakarta, Sep 2 (DPA) Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami warning after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake Wednesday afternoon rocked Java Island, including the capital Jakarta, triggering ...More

Sydney, Sep 2 (IANS) Reptiles are never the most social of creatures but when it comes to laying eggs they don't mind sharing nests. A new study from the...More

Islamabad, Sep 2 (DPA) A Pakistani court Wednesday suspended an earlier ruling that had lifted security restrictions on nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, media reports said. ...More

San Francisco, Sep 2 (DPA) As police continued their search Tuesday of properties owned or managed by kidnap suspect Phillip Garrido, many mysteries remained about the man whom ne...More

Kabul, Sep 2 (DPA) Afghanistan's deputy intelligence chief and several government officials were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in the eastern province of Laghman, officials...More

New York, Sep 2 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy of Czech republic advanced to the second round of US Open tennis, battling past Romanian pair of Victor Hanescu and Ga...More

Kabul, Sep 2 (Xinhua) A suicide bomber blew himself up in eastern Afghan province of Laghman Wednesday when a senior intelligence official was visiting tribal elders, a media repo...More

Beijing, Sep 2 (DPA) While architecture should inspire, the 'naked truth' now uncovered by Chinese media about the ambitious new Beijing headquarters of the state-run television C...More

Jakarta, Sep 2 (DPA) Indonesian authorities Wednesday issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale rocked Java island, including the capital Jak...More

Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the Nepal government that reiterated its commitment not to allow anti-China activities, a visiting delegation from China's rul...More

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Exercise helps prevent weight regain after dieting by cutting down appetite and burning fat, says a new study. Burning fat first...More

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) A new iPhone application enables users to track and report outbreaks of infectious diseases like H1N1 or swine flu in real time. ...More

New York, Sep 2 (DPA) Andy Murray led fellow former finalist Novak Djokovic into the second round of the US Open as both seeds scored emphatic wins to stake a claim to the title h...More

Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistani security forces believe that new Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud is dead, a media report said Wednesday. A Pakistan...More