Washington, Aug 26 (DPA) US President Barack Obama, whose race for his Democratic Party's nomination last year got a big boost from senator Edward Kennedy's endorsement, early Wed...More

London, Aug 26 (IANS) Big Brother, the British reality TV show that brought Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty into the international limelight, is to be scrapped because it is thoug...More

Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Women find a combination of sex appeal and facial aesthetics irresistible in men, especially when they are looking out for potential mates, says a new st...More

Islamabad, Aug 26 (DPA) A Pakistani court granted bail Wednesday to the sons of a radical cleric who mediated a failed peace pact to end a Taliban insurgency in the troubled Swat ...More

Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IANS) With only four days left for a Supreme Court ultimatum to end, Nepal's embattled Vice President Paramanada Jha, who triggered an unprecedented furore by ...More

New York, Aug 26 (DPA) Roger Federer is ready to give a shout-out to his US Open fans in New York, whom he credits for helping him win the 2008 title. As...More

Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Women with large waistlines are more likely to develop asthma even if they have a normal body weight, a new study suggests. Obe...More

Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Juice from rejected watermelons is a potential source of biofuel as it can be fermented into ethanol, says a new study. Wayne F...More

New York, Aug 26 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman won his first round in his bid for a place in the US Open tennis main draw, beating American Alex Bogomolov Jr 6-3, 6-3, but Praka...More

Washington, Aug 26 (DPA) The death of Senator Edward Kennedy at age 77 triggered an outpouring of comment Wednesday, including from Senate majority leader Harry Reid and former fi...More

Kabul, Aug 26 (DPA) A senior provincial official was killed in northern Afghanistan Wednesday while the death toll for a deadly blast in the southern city of Kandahar city reached...More

Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Understanding how powerful earthquakes knock down tall buildings in mere seconds can help engineers design damage-proof buildings. ...More

Washington, Aug 26 (DPA) California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the husband of the niece of Senator Edward Kennedy who died late Tuesday, called Kennedy 'a man of great faith ...More

Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IANS) An ailing man who returned home in far western Nepal after falling ill in India's Pune city has been thrown out of his village due to mistaken fears that ...More

Shenyang (China), Aug 26 (Xinhua) A senior official in China's Liaoning province has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for taking bribes. Jia Chengwei...More