CAIRO - Egypt has decided to advance the election of a new president, giving in to the demands of increasingly violent protesters and raising hopes of a civilian government taking over the task of...

WASHINGTON - Amid an escalated tension threatening a nuclear conflict between the two nations, US President Barack Obama has said he did not believe Israel had decided on an attack on Iran to disrupt...

MOSCOW- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has stressed need for Russia to adopt new democratic mechanisms to move forward and to be able to react swiftly to the interests and desires of large groups in...

DAMASCUS - The West voiced its ire over Russia and China's veto of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria even as more clashes and deaths were reported in the violence-wracked country.

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LONDON - Heavy snowfall and intense cold this winter, one of the most severe in decades, has taken its toll across Europe, with many rural areas badly affected and several deaths reported.

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"I dare to dream about becoming the best player. Now I have this special award and I think everything is possible," said Serbian tennis giant Novak Djokovic, who has been named the Laureus World...

Italian football giants AC Milan will see their striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic sidelined in the clash against league leaders Juventus Feb 25 as the Swedish international has been handed a three-match...

Despite freezing weather, many fans waited and shouted alongside the red carpet as winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards were unveiled here Monday.

Serbian tennis giant Novak Djokovic and...

Spanish La Liga football club Sevilla has sacked coach Marcelino Garcia after the team's poor run which has seen them slip from contenders for a place in Europe to a struggling outfit in the...

Sachin Tendulkar's aim to score his hundredth international ton may have to wait as he may be rested for the upcoming one-day international match against Sri Lanka in Perth.

The move comes as a part...

Former Indian cricket captain and commentator Sourav Ganguly believes that Australia have done well to blood Tasmania-born Victoria wicketkeeper Mathew Wade in international cricket.

"Genuine...

Pakistan skipper Misbahul Haq has said his team's impressive victory over England sends a strong message to the cricketing world that Pakistan is a power in the sport and should no longer be...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scaled down its forecast for China's 2012 economic growth from nine percent to 8.25 percent and warned that exports would be a significant drag on expansion...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has said the team needs a qualified head coach to win the World Cup.

Although he praised Mohsin Khan's as a coach, Ashraf said: "No doubt the team...

Pakistan has narrowed the gap with the top four sides in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship table after beating the world number-one team, England by 3-0 in the three-Test...

Europe continues to battle the intense cold and heavy snowfall and it is expected that the weather will stay the same till the end of the week.

According to the web site accuweather.com, as of...

World No 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic was crowned the world sportsman of the year at the Laureus Awards in London.

He has won the Australian Open this year and ended the season with a 70-6 winning...

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has backed masterblaster Sachin Tendulkar to break the 'Don Bradman jinx' and score his hundredth international ton.

He said Tendulkar's failure to score his...

Pakistan has assured Iran that it would implement, on a fast track basis, multi-billion-dollar gas and electricity import projects, despite international sanctions and concerns over the latter's...

It may come as a rude shock, but Facebook users should not feel surprised if tomorrow they come across their photos existing in the web world despite having deleted them personally long ago.

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A new United Nations report shows that almost 2,000 communities across Africa abandoned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) last year, prompting calls for a renewed global push to end this...

A lack of job opportunities, inadequate education, vulnerable working conditions and insufficient government investment are some of the main concerns of young people around the world, according to a...

Although the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed widespread gains in combating the spread of HIV, experts at a United Nations meeting were told today that the epidemic is still outpacing the region's...

Russia has defended its rejection of a UN resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria, saying the Security Council was too hasty in putting it to a vote.

"It is unfortunate that the...

Russia and China are defending their veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to a...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has stopped Chinese airlines to pay charge on carbon emissions forced by the Europe Union (EU), and neither to hike freights, nor to add other fees...

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has rubbished claims made by his critics that he has lost passion for Formula One.

The 2007 world champion seemed less than completely involved in his last year...

The 12th India- European Union (EU) Summit will be held in New Delhi on February 10.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will lead the Indian delegation, while Herman Van Rompu, President of European...

United Nations Human Rights Envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana has said he has witnessed a positive impact in Myanmar's recent human rights situation, but added that serious challenges still remain and need...

New Zealand cruised to a 141-run victory over Zimbabwe after amassing 372 for 6 at the Cobham Oval here in the second one-day international , and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

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A tiny fighter from UK is recovering in hospital after becoming the youngest person to have open-heart surgery.

Surgeons pieced together Jasmine Carr's heart when she was 17 and a half hours old...

A quarter of Britons have claimed that they have been to ancient Wonders of the World, wiped off the Earth hundreds of years ago.

Over one in eight (13 per cent) said that they have seen the...

China's airlines are not allowed to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU) nor are they allowed to hike freight or add other fees without government permission,...

Pakistan has lost over 8,500 billion rupees in corruption, tax evasion and bad governance during the last four years of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's tenure, Transparency International Pakistan...

Matthew Wade's impressive performance against India in the first One-Day international is putting more pressure on the out of form wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.

He scored a well played half-century...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Hamas politbureau Khalid Mashaal signed here Monday the Doha Declaration of the Palestinian reconciliation.

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Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.

The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the...

For years, Bollywood, India's Mumbai-based film industry, has been pumping out twice as many movies as Hollywood. But its southern rival, Tollywood (named for the local language, Telugu), is...

TEN international acts will rock Townsville at the Groovin' the Moo festival in May. Groovin' the Moo, now in its fifth year in Townsville, will be held again at the Murray Sports...

The Associated Press BAGHDAD -- An al Qaeda front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month,...

MALE, Maldives -; The Maldives military has fired rubber bullets and clashed with the country's police force, which has defied a presidential order to end a protest against what it perceives as...

BEIJING -; The body of a Chinese worker who went missing during a rebel attack on a work site in Sudan has been found, state media reported Tuesday. The official Xinhua News Agency said China was...

Djokovic's win meant the award has been taken out by a men's tennis player in six of the past eight years. (Getty) Novak Djokovic no longer just rules tennis, he rules the sporting...

Another four people died when their cars were swept from bridges into raging rivers in the same region. "People are in panic," regional mayor Mihail Liskov said on national radio, as a...

Havana, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) About 25 titles of international authors, classic and contemporary, are included in the project of the Arte y Literatura Editorial Company for the 2012 International...

PHOTO/FILE A Mitsubishi Outlander sports model produced by NedCar, a Japan's Mitsubishi Motors production unit in the Netherlands. The Japanese car-maker has decided to withdraw production in...

U.S. crude futures edged to above $97 a barrel on Tuesday as cold weather in Europe boosted heating fuel demand, pushing Brent oil to a six-month high a day...

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday lifted one of its many sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of recent positive moves toward political reform in the country after decades of direct...

GOLDEN, Colorado: Mitt Romney hopes for another big caucus win in Colorado Tuesday, as his well-oiled campaign machine works to cement his position as the Republican US presidential front...

MONTREAL: Eleven people were killed Monday when two vehicles collided on a highway in Canada's Ontario province, police were quoted as saying by local media.A passenger van with 13 people on...