Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:24:05 -0400

Two Thai soldiers have been hurt in grenade attacks.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:29:43 -0400

A New Zealand anti-whaling activist has been handed over to Japan for possible trial.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:56 -0400

A powerful cyclone has hit Fiji creating fears of mass evacuations.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:49:53 -0400

The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement expansion.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:17:24 -0400

Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13 militants.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:25:27 -0400

Drug violence in Western Mexico has led to the deaths of three people who worked within the walls of the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:04 -0400

Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has complimented a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a drama which implied that the country was being invaded.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:15:02 -0400

A Christian maid has allegedly been burned alive to prevent her from reporting a rape in the Pakistani province of Punjab.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:10:07 -0400

A candidate for governor in Atlanta, Georgia has been arrested for allegedly threatening singer Elton John.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:00:02 -0400

US President Barack Obama called on lawmakers Monday to take one last plunge later this week and approve a major overhaul of the US health care system, his top domestic priority.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:00:01 -0400

Oscar-winning British film actress Kate Winslet and her filmmaker husband Sam Mendes, have separated after nearly seven years of marriage, their lawyers said here Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:10:02 -0400

Pop diva Madonna is hoping to receive royal help on her upcoming movie about late British King Edward VIII, as she is planning to write to British monarch Eilzabeth II to ask for her assistance.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:40:02 -0400

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday led mourners at the funeral of former Labour leader and MP Michael Foot, a lifelong friend of India.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:10:04 -0400

Hollywood star John Travolta's actress-wife Kelly Preston asked him to wear jeans to the Oscars last week.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:10:03 -0400

'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus has revealed her mother had a crush on her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:10:02 -0400

Two car bombs shook a government building hosting amnesty talks in the southern Nigeria oil town Warri Monday, minutes after militants issued a bomb threat.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:30:03 -0400

Taiwan is offering 1 million Taiwan dollars ($30,000) to anyone who can come up with a slogan which persuades Taiwanese women to have more babies.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:30:02 -0400

Ashok Kumar, a prominent British MP of Indian origin, was Monday found dead at his home in northern England, his office said.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:10:01 -0400

A 38-year-old French woman admitted in court Monday that she had killed six of her children immediately after their birth, wrapped them in plastic bags and then hid them in her cellar, French media reported.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:50:02 -0400

At least 10 people were killed and 23 injured Monday in separate attacks across Iraq, police said, as poll workers continued to count the votes from last week's parliamentary elections.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:40:02 -0400

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has agreed to shed many of his powers, including those to dismiss the federal and provincial assemblies, as recommended by a parliamentary panel on constitutional reforms, a media report Monday said.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:10:02 -0400

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Chile Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:10:01 -0400

After Mark Owen, his 'Take That' bandmate Howard Donald has been accused of cheating his long-term partner.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:40:04 -0400

Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has vowed never to go under the knife, insisting she is more interested in watching her body change as she grows older.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0400

Roger Federer lost the first set of his career against Victor Hanescu before recovering for a 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 win into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters, his first event since winning January's Australian Open.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:30:03 -0400

A roadside bomb killed three Afghan civilians Monday in southern Afghanistan while one person died when a rocket hit the main US military base in the country, officials said.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:10:02 -0400

A new Russian nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine will be launched May 7, an official said Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:20:02 -0400

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday said former team manager Abdul Raqeeb is lying that he had never filed any complaints against the players after the disastrous tour of Australia.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:04 -0400

Now, you may no longer use the common excuse of 'lack of time' for not doing enough exercise. Researchers have found that short-term high-intensity interval training is a time efficient way of exercising.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:02 -0400

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday constituted a three-member committee to hear appeals of the players, banned and fined by the board earlier this month.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:30:01 -0400

An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the US over a 15-year period has found they have similar long-term survival rates compared to healthy individuals who were not kidney donors.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:50:04 -0400

Donna Simpson, who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, aims to be the fattest woman in the world. She says sushi is her favourite food, 'but unlike others I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go'.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:50:03 -0400

One of the many thousands of students appearing for Nepal's tough school-leaving examinations is Chanira Bajracharya, who is also worshipped in Kathmandu's neighbouring Lalitpur city as Kumari, the 'Living Goddess' of Nepal.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:50:02 -0400

Banned Pakistani all-rounder Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan will play for Australia's Big Bash T20 team Tasmania this season.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:40:02 -0400

Gold becomes dearer in Nepal from this week to prevent rampant smuggling to India after the Indian government hiked duty on the yellow metal.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:02 -0400

Singer Courtney Love confessed she made a mistake blaming ex-boyfriend Edward Norton for a bad financial investment that allegedly cost her $300,000.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:50:03 -0400

British singer Cheryl Cole's estranged footballer husband Ashley Cole was told to leave her house when he flew to Britain for their first face-to-face meeting after allegedly cheating on her with a string of women.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:50:03 -0400

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen Monday launched her own range of eco-friendly skincare products.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:50:02 -0400

'Hanna Montana' star Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus have invited the families of US troops to take part in the filming of a concert scene for the show.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:50:02 -0400

At least seven people were killed and 13 wounded Monday in a car bomb explosion in Iraq's western Anbar province, police said.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:40:01 -0400

Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron has confirmed that he'll bring the 3D version of 'Titanic' on the big screen by 2012.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:00:02 -0400

A British couple has been barred from having sex from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. after a complaint from a neighbour's child. Alan and Fiona Hay responded saying their sex sessions only last five minutes as Alan suffers from asthma, The Sun reported Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:30:02 -0400

Experts from various fields have advised Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who embarks on her Beijing visit Wednesday, to 'balance' ties with larger neighbours India and China.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:30:01 -0400

TV character Homer Simpson would have loved this job. A company in Britain is looking for a worker who has to do nothing, except eat - and the pay will be nearly 24,000 pounds a year.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:30:03 -0400

The Thai government has rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of provincial protesters to dissolve parliament and call for new elections by mid-Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:02 -0400

Dozens of people wearing bathing suits, or nothing at all, rode bicycles through the streets of Lima to promote the use of non-motorised transportation as an alternative to the automobile as well as to defend the environment in Peru.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:01 -0400

Sikhs in Malaysia observed a low key New Year, as per the Nanakshahi calendar named after the founder of the faith Guru Nanak.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:50:02 -0400

Reina, a female jaguar who lives at the Santa Fe Zoo in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, underwent an operation on her canine teeth because they showed damage that was preventing her from eating properly.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:50:02 -0400

The security team aboard the Txori Argi, a Spanish fishing boat, have fought off a group of pirates who attacked the vessel off the Seychelles Islands, but no one was injured in the incident, the shipowner said.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:30:02 -0400

The Frei Caneca Penitentiary Complex, Brazil's oldest prison built in 1850, has been demolished to make way for the construction of 2,500 public housing units, the official Agencia Brasil news agency reported.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:20:02 -0400

England's David Beckham is set to miss this summer's World Cup finals after suffering a serious Achilles injury Sunday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:20:01 -0400

Jorge Ramirez seemed like an amiable technician-turned cab owner who might be meeting an Indian for the first time in his life. 'From India?' he asked and before I could answer yes, he added, 'Shah Rukh Khan?' Before I could answer even that, he popped in a CD in his cab's player that belted out 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.'

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:03 -0400

The backlash from Taliban attacks on places from Kashmir to Karachi has led to greater Pakistani cooperation with the US in the Afghanistan war, says the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:02 -0400

Canadian researchers have decoded opium poppy which will lead to cheaper and mass production of the current costly pain killers. Currently, the morphine is the most used painkiller around the world.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:40:02 -0400

India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks on high technology starting here Monday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:30:02 -0400

Tens of thousands of protesters launched a car convoy on the Thai government's peace-keeping command headquarters in Bangkok in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call for new elections.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:00:01 -0400

A controversial cartoon in a Montreal newspaper at the weekend has further fuelled the niqab controversy and angered Muslims in Canada.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:12:33 -0400

In a plan being devised by the UK government, the country’s House of Lords could be abolished.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:03 -0400

Director Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' was the top film in the US for a second weekend in a row, according to sales estimates released Sunday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:02 -0400

South African President Jacob Zuma has expressed codolence over the death of anti-apartheid stalwart Fatima Meer.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:02 -0400

At least two senior members of Al Qaeda were killed in an airstrike by the Yemeni Air Force in a remote village in the south of the Arab country late Sunday, the Defence Ministry said.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:00:01 -0400

Rescuers have found 33 bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, authorities said.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:30:02 -0400

A new synagogue was opened Sunday in the north-western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the old synagogue was destroyed under Nazi rule.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:38:09 -0400

T he U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, American and Israeli offic...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:50 -0400

Anti-goverment protestors shout slogans as they march to the main gates of the 11th Infantry Regiment headquarters Monday, March 15, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. The "Red Shirts" are asking f...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:47 -0400

KABUL — Afghan officials say the Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured last month in Pakistan. A close aide to President Hamid Karzai says...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:43 -0400

MOSCOW — The top U.N. environmental watchdog has criticized Russia in a report to be released Tuesday for ignoring the effects that several construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:39 -0400

Iranian authorities announced death penalties on Monday for six people arrested during protests in December, in what appeared to be strong warning to the opposition ahead of a traditional annual celeb...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:39 -0400

Continental Airlines used to boast about, while rivals passed out tiny bags of pretzels, won't be free for many of you come this fall. Continental plans to launch a food-for-sale program that mirrors...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:05 -0400

john.valenti@newsday.com As the frustration level of nearly 60,000 ratepayers still without power rises, LIPA this afternoon acknowledged restoration work could spill over into Thursday, though it ex...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:04 -0400

ann.givens@newsday.com Though 50 years have passed, Pagona Catsounis vividly remembers looking up during her daily prayers in her Island Park home to see the icon of the Virgin Mary, in its simple fr...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:22 -0400

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been impressed with his Huskies unprecedented run at No. 1.It's easy to get lost in all the streaks, numbers, and stats that Connecticut has put up during its record brea...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:20 -0400

DORAL, Fla. -- This is one time the party got started without Ernie Els.As he walked off the 18th green with a four-shot victory in the CA Championship, ending the longest and most discouraging droug...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:19 -0400

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Fire has signed defenders Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Steve Kinney.Watson-Siriboe was drafted in the second round this year (26th overall) from the University of Connecticut. Kinn...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:17 -0400

DAYTON, Ohio -- Boulder. Denver. El Paso. Akron. Tempe. Ann Arbor. Atlanta. Stillwater. Columbia. Eugene.And Manhattan - as in Kansas, not New York.Arkansas-Pine Bluff went on a brutal barnstorming t...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:16 -0400

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The New York Mets have sent young catcher Josh Thole and veteran pitcher R.A. Dickey to their minor league camp.Thole starred in Double-A last season and hit .321 in 17 games ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:13 -0400

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint says he's "less confident" that Republicans can stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul from passing now that it's down to a few votes.But the South ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:10 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states are adding games, considering new casinos and increasing lottery options - anything to keep their cut of the profits rolling in.State...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:09 -0400

LOS ANGELES -- A California prison inmate convicted in a notorious 1970s child-molestation case has been transferred to federal custody to face charges filed in Florida.State corrections spokeswoman ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:08 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two gubernatorial candidates are praising Florida's open government laws.Democrat Alex Sink, the chief financial officer, and Republican state Sen. Paula Dockery on Monday also c...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:05 -0400

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 36 people have died and more than 38,000 were made homeless by Tropical Storm Hubert.The storm hit the southeast coast of the ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:01 -0400

BOSTON -- It remains the most tantalizing art heist mystery in the world.In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two thieves walked into Boston's elegant Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum disguised as po...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:29:59 -0400

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- A judge has ordered a temporary injunction against the ex-husband of country singer Sara Evans.Monday's ruling prevents Craig Schelske (SHEL-skee) from making any more public state...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:26:18 -0400

The world's shortest man, He Pingping, has died at the age of 21, a Guinness World Records spokesman has said. Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he dev...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:19:56 -0400

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki tightened his grip on key Baghdad province, updated election results showed on Monday, making it increasingly likely his bloc will form parliament's single bigges...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:15:59 -0400

(4:20) Tropical Cyclone Tomas is moving slowly over the Fiji islands, bringing winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour and heavy rain. It has torn through the islands of Vanua Levu and northern Lau ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:13:24 -0400

From left, Polish Prime Minister's wife Malgorzata Tusk, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall and Britain's Prince Charles pose for a photo prior to a meeting at the Prime Mini...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:13:00 -0400

The world's shortest man, He Pingping, has died at the age of 21, a Guinness World Records spokesman has said. Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he de...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:43 -0400

Jerusalem (CNN) -- In a bid to end what it calls illegal riots, the Israeli military will prohibit outsider access to areas in two occupied West Bank villages one day a week, according to a statement ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:42 -0400

Pilots who overflew destination reached settlement with Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Airlines pilots have dropped appeal to keep their licenses Under agreement, pilots may reapply for lic...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:10:00 -0400

March 12, 2010 - A new Statistics Canada report shows 31% of us will be visible minorities by 2031. What implications does this have for Canadian society? And do prosecutors and Attorneys-General owe ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:09:53 -0400

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:08:32 -0400

download Flash from the Adobe download website. Industrial action is set to begin with a three-day walkout from Saturday March 20, followed by a four-day stoppage from Saturday March 27. Earli...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:16 -0400

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:06 -0400

"Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water – 2010 Update Report," says that 87% of the world's population, which is around 5.9 billion people, have safe drinking water. But - oh why does there alway...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:03 -0400

The amphibian Fedexia striegeli, found on FedEx land, lived during a time of dramatic climate change. Photograph: Mark A. Klingler/Carnegie Museum of Natural History Fossil hunters have named a 300m...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:02 -0400

The stubborn weekend downpour was little match for a crowd of 40 or so chatty strangers, men and women mostly in their 30s, 40s and 50s, who met on the second floor of a nondescript deli in the shadow...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:17:54 -0400

By Ben Hubbard ASSOCIATED PRESS TAJI, Iraq -- The U.S. military handed over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities on Monday as the Americans move ahead with preparatio...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:12:33 -0400

Agreement gave the Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea militia five ministries as well as diplomatic posts and senior positions within the police and intelligence services

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:10:11 -0400

CAIRO — Sudan will continue peace talks with the most powerful Darfur rebel group beyond Monday's deadline for an agreement. Sudanese presidential adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail says the gove...