Iran will strike back at any location from where attacks against it are mounted, Fars news agency quoted a senior military commander as saying Sunday.

"Any location which is used by the enemy for...

Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.

The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to...

Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.

The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few blocks...

A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man...

Leaders of the Roman Catholic church in Rome are gathering to attend a conference on sexual abuse of minors within the Church.

They will attend a prayer service for victims of sexual abuse and...

The European Union may introduce a new package of sanctions against Syria, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders has said.

"Belgium will actively contribute to this process (preparation and...

Vetoes by Russia and China of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria condemning President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on his people and calling for him to step down have drawn outrage from...

The human rights situation was improving in Myanmar but serious challenges still remained and needed to be addressed, UN special envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana has said.

Quintana, the UN Special...

Dozens of Syrian protesters stormed the Russian embassy in Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday, a day after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution on the Syrian crisis.

According to witnesses, several...

The Abu Dhabi International Airport Sunday launched an online auction for 60 tickets to 30 destinations.

The initiative, in collaboration with the Etihad Airways, was launched to commemorate the...

A British survey has found one in eight people claiming to have visited ancient wonders of the world that turned non-existent centuries ago!

Of the 2,500 people surveyed by Hotels.com, 13 percent...

Pakistan has lost Rs.8,500 billion ($94 billion) in corruption, tax evasion and bad governance during the rule of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, graft watchdog Transparency International Pakistan...

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills has said it wouldn't be wise for his team to take Zimbabwe lightly ahead of Monday's one-day international in Whangarei.

Kiwi fans will be expecting a one-sided...

India has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria and calling for a democratic transition, but Russia and China vetoed it, saying it amounted to...

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said he will not tand in the way if the Cricket Australia decides to hold more Twenty20 international matches at the expense of the one-day matches.

"Honestly...

China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun has said that the rise of Asia represents greater balance in the international power structure.

Zhijun, during his speech at the Munich Security...

Excerpts from the UN Security Council resolution on Syria that India voted for but was vetoed by Russia and China:

- Noting the deployment of the League of Arab States' observer mission, commending...

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee will miss the rest of the international cricket season due to a broken foot.

Australia team doctor Trefor James has revealed that Lee broke his right foot while...

India has voted for an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution denouncing the violent crackdown in Syria, but Russia and China vetoed it saying it amounted to advocating a regime change.

India and 12...

Scoreboard of Australia's innings against India in the first One-day International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Sunday:

Australia

Mathew Wade b R Sharma 67

David Warner b Vinay Kumar...

Observing World Cancer Day today, hundreds of people participated in rallies with an aim to create awareness among general masses through 'Cancer Awareness Campaigns' in New Delhi and Mumbai....

The third edition of annual half marathon in Gujarat's Vadodhra District saw the participation of over 40,000 participants including 50 international runners on Sunday.

The marathon, which was...

Rahul Bose and Milind Soman observed World Cancer Day on Saturday by taking part in a cancer awareness campaign.

The campaign was part of Women's Cancer Initiative of the Tata Memorial Hospital,...

Bangladesh will tell the world about the genocide of its three million people and mass atrocities on 200,000 women and children perpetrated by Pakistani forces during the 1971 liberation war, a...

A UN report has claimed that the number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) documented...

World Cancer Day was observed in India on Saturday, and saw the participation of cancer patients and locals in different events aimed at spreading a message of fighting against the deadly disease...

Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in the wake of his government's deadly crackdown on protestors.

Thirteen of...

As a UN Security Council draft resolution to pressure Syria failed after China and Russia voted against it, India said it backed the motion as it favoured resolving the crisis through a Syrian-led...

US President Barack Obama has called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the killings in the country and step aside for a democratic transition in the Middle East nation.

Obama said the...

Former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 White House contender Mitt Romney secured his third victory of the GOP primary season, as television networks declared him the winner of Nevada's...

Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday.

"A car bomb (attack) carried out by the enemies and hit Kandahar city at noon...

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany o Julia Mancuso's wait for her first win of the season is over. Lindsey Vonn will have to wait a little longer to break another...

MANILA, Philippines -; Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail had deviated from the brutal image of his al-Qaida-linked militant group by playing doctor to poor Filipino villagers, whose backing he...

Six months after declaring the famine in Somalia as one of "biblical proportions", the United Nations has now said that Somalia is a famine-free area, but that nearly a third of the...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The head of the International Monetary Fund has hailed Saudi...

Sydney - The east-coast Australian town of St George was deserted on Monday as the river that runs through it reached record levels and floodwaters threatened to overwhelm its...

The firm has been making its Colt subcompact car and Outlander sports utility vehicle at a factory in the Netherlands, but it will enter negotiations with workers and the Dutch government to end...

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said Sunday he did not think Israel had made a decision on whether to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear installations, a threat that has rattled...

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said Sunday that he deserved to be re-elected because the US economy is adding jobs and recovering, in stark contrast to the bleak monthly unemployment hikes he...

Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece are to continue after a five-hour meeting between the prime minister and coalition government party leaders failed to reach agreement.Greece is racing to...

William Hague faces pressure to set out the UK's strategy on Syria to MPs after the United Nations failed to agree a resolution seeking an end to the mounting violence.The Foreign Secretary...

Perilous arctic weather conditions across Europe have killed more than 220 people and left many cut off from services, officials say. Ukraine, which has been hit the hardest, has seen 120 people...

Tomorrow the editor of The Times, James Harding, is due to appear before the Leveson Inquiry a second time. I suspect he will be pretty nervous. When he appeared before the inquiry three weeks ago he...

On Tuesday, 24th January in Stonehaven Court, Scotland, Robert Green was found guilty of Breach of the Peace, and breaking some of his bail conditions. Three other charges were...

Updated Version – ';A world that is Free is not United, A World that is United is not Free';. It will take some work and resources on your behalf and work to educate yourself and...

ON the day marking her 60th anniversary as British monarch and Australian Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II has thanked her people and renewed her pledge to serve...

Cooked in one big dish, these pull-apart pies are easy to serve, easy to eat, and combine the best bits of pie, quiche and savoury...

Seven-year-old Oliver Bassham waited in the cold at West Newton on the eve of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee to give Prince Philip the carefully chosen gift.But before he could present the...

The surgery performed on young Alannah Shevenell sought to remove an aggressive cancerous growth festering since 2008 that had attacked her stomach, liver, pancreas, oesophagus, small intestine and...

The agreement with LA Fitness brings the Michelson at 3161 Michelson Drive, above, to 93% leased, said Richard A.C. Coles, managing principal at Emmes Realty Services of California, the...