Security Council to act if Syria fails to comply

Russia on Saturday said the UN Security Council would act if Syria breached the international convention banning chemical weapons under a deal reached with the United States to...

Japan launches 'affordable' Epsilon space rocket

Japan's Jaxa space agency broadcast the rocket launch live Japan has launched the first in a new generation of space rockets, hoping the design will make missions more...

Egypt blows up more Gaza tunnels, triggers crisis

Smoke rises following an explosion at a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on August 31, 2013. Egypt military...

Rare $4 US may fetch $1.5 million at auction

LOS ANGELES: The $4 Coiled Hair Stella gold coin from 1880 is scheduled to be auctioned on September 23 by Bonhams in Los Angeles and could pull in...

Lahore minor girl rape: Police re-arrest four suspects

LAHORE: Police on Saturday re-arrested four suspects allegedly involved in five-year old girl rape, who were released on Friday. Police said that Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was suspend due...

Indian security forces kill 14 Maoist rebels

Arms seized from Maoists are displayed at the district police headquarters after a gun battle near Padia, on the border of Orissa and Chattisgarh states on September 14,...

Canada's FM: Syria should not be given time

ISTANBUL (AP) — Canada's foreign minister John Baird is calling Syria's offer to begin providing information on its chemical arsenal 30 days after it signs an international convention...

Muzaffarnagar calm, curfew relaxed

Security jawans keep vigil at Khalapar as people are seen on the street during relaxed hours of curfew in violence-hit Muzaffarnagar. File photo Curfew was eased during day...

India mulls tri-series involving Pakistan, Sri Lanka

The PCB wouldn't mind such series involving India and Sri Lanka as it would generate a huge amount of advertisement revenues and benefit all three boards. -Photo by...

37 dead in Russian psychiatric home fire

LUKA: Thirty-seven people were killed when a fire swept through a wooden psychiatric hospital in northwest Russia overnight Thursday, in the latest tragedy to hit the country's mental...

Pakistan’s embarrassing Test defeat by Zimbabwe

HARARE: Pakistan suffered from an embarrassing 24-run defeat by Zimbabwe in the second Test match here at the Harare Sports Club ground on Saturday. With this historic win,...

Sri Lankan train rolls into Tiger territory after 23 years

COLOMBO: A train linking the political home of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels with the rest of the island rolled into service on Saturday after a 23-year interruption,...

Delhi gang-rape case: Lawyers back death penalty

NEW DELHI: The fast-track court's decision to give death penalty to the four convicts in the Delhi gang-rape case was welcomed by the legal community, which said due process had been...

Assad guilty of crimes against humanity: UN chief

London, Sep 14 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of committing many crimes against humanity. Speaking at the UN Friday, the secretary...

Julia Gillard reveals 'pain' of losing Labor leadership

Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, seen here together in 2010, have a long-standing rivalry Australia's ex-Prime Minister Julia Gillard has revealed the "acute distress" she felt after being...

Philippines and MNLF to discuss ending Zamboanga siege

Over 1,000 Philippine troops have been battling to drive MNLF rebels out of the city Philippine Vice-President Jejomar Binay is to hold talks with Muslim rebels following five...

India polls: Narendra Modi revealed as BJP's PM candidate

Narendra Modi has massive support among India's middle classes and business community, who credit him with turning Gujarat into an economic powerhouse India's main opposition party has named...