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  Sarath Fonseka was found guilty of corruption in defence deals. (Reuters Photo) COLOMBO: Already stripped off his military rank and medal...

LONDON: Imran Farooq, a leading member of Muttahida Quami Movement -- Pakistan's third largest political party, has been stabbed to deat...

LONDON: Despite other famo us people like US TV talk show host Johnny Carson and the actress Elizabeth Taylor on his hit-list, Mark Dav...

LONDON: Egypt's state-run newspaper Al-Ahram has come under fire for doctoring a photograph to suggest that President Hosni Mubarak h...

Scientists have identified the part of the brain that appears to control introspection - the ability to think about what you are thinking....

Up to 30 insurgents have been killed in fighting in Afghanistan before this week's parliamentary elections,...

Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged New Zealand to stand by its commitment to the international alliance in Afghanistan as he calle...

A man who became distraught as he was being briefed on his mother's condition by a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital pulled a gun and ...

Japan's Cabinet resigned en masse Friday to make way for a revamped administration after Prime Minister Naoto Kan survived the ruling ...

Pope Benedict XVI has waded into the hostile atmosphere of highly secular Britain, admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or...

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says troops have killed a wanted Hamas member in a West Bank raid. The military says soldiers were tryin...

COLOMBO - A government spokesman says 60 people are feared killed in an accidental blast of explosives meant for road construction in S...

A Turkish court will apply New Zealand law in a hearing to decide custody of a 3-year-old New Zealand boy taken...

The BP oil well is to be plugged permanently with cement this weekend. Five months on from the spill these figures reveal the extent of th...

Employees of Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) are seen reflected on the logo of the company's commute bus as they walk across a park...

A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London October 27, 2008. imon Falush (Reuters) - Financials and energy st...

Police: 5 arrested in London over threat to pope (AP) Consumer prices rise 0....

Manchester United's Antonio Valencia receives treatment as he is stretchered off the pitch during their Champions League Group C s...

(Reuters) - Paul McCartney is reissuing the 1973 album "Band on the Run" -- the best-selling record he made with Wings after his a...

(Reuters) - The Bank of England might aim to cut borrowing costs in specific areas of the economy should its program of buying government se...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) walks behind Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mah...

Aris Salonika’s Ricardo Faty challenges Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan (L) during their Europa League Group B soccer match in Thessalon...

Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them ha...

TESDA Names Kabalikat 2010 Winners MANILA, Philippines – A local government unit in Bicol. A family-controlled conglomerate with various bus...

View Larger Map Pakistan May Face Sugar Shortage of 1.2 Million Tons as Flood Damages Crop Pakistan may face a shortage of 1.2 million met...

Manila officials face charges over hostage crisis The Philippine justice secretary said Thursday she will recommend criminal and administrat...

U.S.-Iraqi raid kills at least 6 in Fallujah U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a neighborhood in the longtime Sunni Muslim insurgent stronghold o...

Settler housing plan threatens Mideast talks Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank are in a position to build as many as 13,000 housing ...

Shoppers carry bags in Oxford Street in London July 22, 2009. ...

The Black Eyed Peas perform during a live outdoor concert in New York...

Hiking guides talk with program director Paige Corley (L) befor...

Thousands vie for Afghan seats (01:50) Report By Jonathon Burch and Sayed Salahuddin KABUL | ...

Indonesia’s smoking toddler kicks the habit (watch video report) – Reno Gazette JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesia’s smoking toddler He said ...

Polish Watchdog Sees `No New Arguments’ to Clear PGE’s Buy of Rival Energa The head of Poland s antitrust regulator said today no new argu...

Pope visits UK, admits failures in abuse scandal (AP) AP - Pope Benedict XVI, b...

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Shoppers carry bags in Oxford Street in London July 22, 2009. ...

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  One for the establishment: Ayotte wins NH GOP nod (AP) ...

Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka (C) celebrates with teammates Florent Malouda (R) and Yossi Benayoun after scoring against Zilina during their...

  Credit: Reuters/Kyodo FOR Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:05pm BST TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan's bold strike to weaken its currency on Wed...

  (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho's quest for a unique Champions League hat-trick began in style at the Bernabeu on Wednesday as Real Madrid ...