MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Wednesday condemned the ongoing violence in Syria but cautioned against outside interference "under any circumstances".

"We certainly condemn all violence...

TEHRAN - In an unprecedented move, the Iranian parliament has summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions before it on the government's handling of economic policies as well as on...

BUENOS AIRES - Simmering tensions over the Falklands Islands came into the open with Argentina saying it will lodge a formal protest with the United Nations over Britain's 'militarisation' of the...

DENVER, Colorado - In a stunning upset, Republican hopeful Rick Santorum won in three major state caucuses, reviving his chances in the US presidential race and clouding front-runner Mitt Romney's...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a pre-dawn US drone aircraft attack in a restive Pakistani tribal town, officials said Wednesday.

Missiles fired from a US drone...

JERUSALEM - Israel has slammed the peace accord between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to form a new unity government in the West Bank and Gaza, saying that peace and Hamas "do not go...

BEIRUT - At least 21 civilians and four soldiers were reported killed Tuesday in an escalated violence across Syria with government forces renewing their assault on Homs, while visiting Russian...

MANILA - At least 48 people have been killed and scores are missing in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the heavily populated island provinces of Negros and Cebu in the central Philippines...

Maldives - President Mohamed Nasheed, Maldives' first democratically elected head of state, resigned Tuesday after weeks of public protests over his order to arrest a senior judge Abdulla Mohamed,...

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WASHINGTON - The US has partially waived off sanctions against Myanmar following a series of political reforms in the formerly military ruled South East Asian nation.

The waiver was signed by US...

A total of 14 people convicted for terrorism and criminal charges have been executed in Iraq, its justice ministry said Wednesday.

"Fourteen convicted prisoners were executed early morning,...

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief after the World Champions won their first One-day International since June last year.

India defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in...

McLaren star driver Jenson Button is looking forward to his seething rivalry with former World champion Kimi Raikkonen.

Raikkonen made a resounding return to Formula 1 by posting the quickest lap...

Google is reportedly ready with a pair of heads-up display glasses that would let wearers see the world in a way similar to the cyborg played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'Terminator' movies.

It is...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday cleared bowling action of Indian women's team fast bowler Snehal Pradhan.

Pradhan's action was deemed illegal in July and she was banned from...

FIFA has ruled that the Iraq national team fielded an ineligible player in an Olympic qualifying match last November, and thus awarded a 3-0 victory to rival United Arab Emirates.

Iraq won the match...

The Central Intelligence Agency is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and Afghanistan after the withdrawal of conventional U.S. troops as part of the Obama administration plan...

Axed England captain John Terry is not retiring just yet from international football, a close source has revealed.

The Football Association (FA) had stripped Terry from England's captaincy after it...

Madonna has announced the dates for her latest world tour, which is set to start from Israel on May 29.

The 53-year-old singer will play two dates in the UK, while the tour will also visit South...

Two of Kenya's most celebrated runners --Ibrahim Hussein and Paul Tergat -- have predicted the current marathon world record of 2:03.38 won't stand for long.

"During my time we were doing 2:08. I...

A Chinese Olympic mascot dolls manufacturer has rejected reports about his products being made in sweatshops, and said his factory is open to inspection by both international organizations and the...

As freezing central London was spiced up for the world premiere of 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', Judi Dench revealed that she enjoyed a "love affair with India" while making the film.

The...

A new virus scam is circulating on Facebook that tricks people into downloading malware by asking them to open a fake CNN report about World War III.

The story, using CNN logos, offer video footage...

Guinness World Records has recognised 102-year-old Scottish sisters as the world's oldest living twins.

Edith Ritchie and Evelyn "Evie" Middleton, who hail from Aberdeenshire, were born in 1909 and...

World No.13 Gael Monfils has confirmed he will be in the line-up for France's Davis Cup tie against Canada starting Friday after injuring his knee at a domestic tournament last week.

The presence of...

Shaun Marsh has said he is hoping to make a comeback by following a simple plan - clearing his head of demons and attacking the ball at every opportunity.

"I just went out there with a clear mind...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed "strong hope" that a shift in power in the Maldives will help quell the violence and tensions the island country has experienced of late, said a UN...

The United Nations refugee agency has deployed staff to assist some 20,000 people who have been forced to flee fighting between Government troops and rebel Tuareg groups in Mali.

Most of those...

The United Nations refugee agency reported today that it has embarked on the implementation of a set of strategies to conclude three of Africa's long-standing refugee crises that involved helping...

An independent United Nations expert on indigenous rights called today on the Government of Panama and the country's indigenous groups to establish a dialogue process to stop the recent tensions and...

The Obama administration is urging a group of Iranian dissidents living in northeastern Iraq to make a decision about moving to a new transit center near Baghdad as part of a U.N.-backed process of...

At least one in 10 football players in Russia, which would host the world cup in 2018, has been approached at some point of time to fix a match, the FIFPro international players' association has...

With Russia and China blocking a U.N. resolution condemning the crackdown on protests in Syria, the prospects for a quick end to the conflict seem bleak. President Bashar al-Assad can also rely on...

WARSAW, Poland - The Interior Ministry says that six more people have died as a result of the freezing weather that is keeping the rest of Europe in its icy...

LONDON - Markets were hopeful today that a long-awaited deal to allow Greece to claim its second bailout was near despite another delay to discussions between the country's political...

The Russian-Chinese veto of a UN resolution paving the way for intervention in Syria has provoked a furious reaction from the United States and its imperialist allies. Susan Rice, the US ambassador...

EURO semi-finalists Spain, Italy and Russia are among 14 teams awaiting the FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off draw streamed live from Zagreb on UEFA.com from 11.30CET on...

Iraq: Iraq executed 14 people on a single day this week, most of them Al-Qaeda members, a senior justice ministry official said on Wednesday, bringing to at least 65 the number of executions so far...

The UAE's bid for a berth in the London 2012 Olympic football tournament received a significant boost today when Fifa ruled that Iraq must forfeit a 2-0 victory over the Emiratis from November,...

United States will downsize its embassy in Iraq, the largest US diplomatic mission in the world, in hopes of saving money after the end of the war. ...

DUBAI // When modern man decided to make a move out of Africa 60,000 years ago, there was one big question on his mind. Which way should I go? Many scholars believe our forefathers left the Horn of...

DUBAI // Poor education standards in the Mena region were the main trigger for the Arab Spring, according to a World Bank official. Speaking this morning at a workshop in Dubai for Mena educators,...

LONDON // All but one of the first wave of phone hacking cases against Rupert Murdoch's News International have been settled, the victims' lawyer told Britain's High Court yesterday. ...

The world's largest flat panel display exhibition will be held in Taipei in late June, featuring the latest trends and innovative designs in the industry, the organizers said Wednesday. Display...

Taipei, Feb. 8, 2012 (CENS)--Portent International Co., Ltd., a company reinvested by Thailand-headquartered ADB Group in Taiwan, has launched its nontoxic flame extinguisher, poised to penetrate the...

The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the U.S. government has signed a joint agreement with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom to intensify their efforts to fight...

A movie theater unlike any other in Minneapolis, the Suburban World in the heart of Uptown has been put up for sale by the bank that took control of it after the property fell into foreclosure last...

In this photo supplied by Mwanga Lodge, Shamva, Zimbabwe, a baby elephant is bottle fed by a carer shortly before falling ill late last month, Jan. Conservationists say round-the-clock efforts to...