London, Aug 26 (IANS) Hollywood singer-actress Beyonce Knowles has been named Woman of the Year by Billboard magazine. The 'Crazy In Love' hitmaker has e...More

London, Aug 26 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna has received death threats in Serbia. The 'Frozen' hit maker has beefed up her security after the threats during h...More

London, Aug 26 (IANS) Teen superstar Miley Cyrus has sparked rumours she's back with her ex-boyfriend Carter Jenkins after the two were spotted at a rock band Kings of Leon concer...More

Baghdad/Tehran, Aug 26 (DPA) Abdulaziz al-Hakim, the leader of one of Iraq's most powerful Shia political groups, died at a Tehran hospital Wednesday after a battle with cancer, I...More

Senator Edward Kennedy, the influential American politician who died Wednesday in Massachusetts, was one of the first international figures to alert the world of the Pakistani arm...More

Seoul, Aug 26 (DPA) North and South Korea Wednesday began discussing reunions between divided families after an almost two-year break. The talks, schedul...More

Barcelona, Aug 26 (DPA) Japanese automaker Nissan is planning to temporarily cut 2,025 jobs at its factories in Barcelona and Montcada in northeastern Spain, trade union sources s...More

Los Angeles, Aug 26 (IANS) Two employees of Michael Jackson, one of whom was with the pop star in his last moments, can throw important light on his death, their attorney said her...More

Colombo, Aug 26 (IANS) New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has joined the ranks of Test cricket's elite all-rounders, becoming the eighth player to complete the double of 300 wicke...More

London, Aug 26 (IANS) The historic Ashes win for England at home has raised hopes of a triumph on Australian soil, a feat England have achieved only four times since the controver...More

Colombo, Aug 26 (DPA) The Sri Lankan military Wednesday rejected a video clip on British television showing soldiers reportedly committing atrocities against suspected Tamil rebel...More

Washington, Aug 26 (DPA) US Senator Edward Kennedy, who became the political standard bearer of his legendary family after brothers John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were assassi...More

Harare, Aug 26 (DPA) President Robert Mugabe has returned home from 'a private visit' to Dubai, government officials said Wednesday, contrary to reports that he was undergoing tre...More

Madrid, Aug 26 (DPA) Spanish police have dismantled one of the country's most active drug rings, which smuggled hashish in prams with sleeping babies inside, police said Wednesday...More

Brussels, Aug 26 (DPA) The Taliban insurgency cannot be let off the hook for the devastating attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar that killed at least 43 civilians, NATO...More