ROME: US President Barack Obama on Friday left Italy for Saudi Arabia — the last stop of his six-day tour of Europe and the Middle East. Obama´s plane, Air Force One, left... Read more »
QUESTIONS are being raised about the conclusions reached by an official investigation into a deadly 2010 skydiving plane crash at New Zealand’s Fox Glacier. Nine people, including two Australians, were killed when... Read more »
FORMER Premier Nathan Rees will retire from parliament at the next election, he announced at a press conference today. Mr Rees, 46, said it was time for “new challenges” having started life... Read more »
A STRING of grenade blasts have shaken a northern Thai city popular with tourists, leaving several people wounded in attacks police say could be linked to the kingdom’s deadly political crisis. The... Read more »
Ex-intelligence chief, 68, trained as a fighter pilot in UK in his youth and is currently second deputy prime minister. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a former intelligence chief in the... Read more »
ROME: US President Barack Obama will aim Friday to reassure his Saudi hosts on the strength of their alliance, frayed by Washington´s diplomatic opening towards Iran and reluctance to use force in... Read more »
NEW YORK: Facebook said Tuesday it was buying Oculus, a specialist in virtual reality technology, for about $2 billion in cash and shares. Facebook said it would build on Oculus´ technology, including... Read more »
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s glamour girl Rakhi Sawant has embarked on a political journey, as she announced her plans to contest the Lok Sabha elections this year. The sizzling item girl of the silver... Read more »
Doha court sentences Matthew and Grace Huang to three years in prison for murdering their adopted daughter. Doha, Qatar – An American couple accused of starving their adopted daughter to death has... Read more »
First ever direct meeting, after preparatory meetings last month with intermediaries, held in “conducive environment”. Face-to-face talks between the Pakistani government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP] have begun in an attempt to... Read more »
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is the highest-ranking al-Qaeda figure to face trial on US soil since the 9/11 attacks. A US jury has reached a guilty verdict in a terrorism-related case against a... Read more »
Pakistan made a new record. Pakistanis are feeling proud. People are clapping, friends are standing with me, family members are watching me live on TV. I was looking at the crowd in... Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 25: Google Inc has partnered with Luxottica SpA, the makers of Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses, to bring a high fashion sensibility to its high-tech wearable computer, Google glass. “Luxottica... Read more »
DHAKA: The Bangladeshi hosts of cricket’s World Twenty20 threatened to ban local supporters Tuesday from stadiums if they are seen carrying the flags of any of the other teams competing in the... Read more »
LOS ANGELES: Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife are celebrating the arrival of twin baby boys in Los Angeles. Elsa Pataky gave birth to the boys — who will join a... Read more »
KABUL: The Taliban launched a brazen assault in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, with a suicide bomber detonating his vehicle outside an election office on the edge of Kabul while two other... Read more »
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared over two weeks ago en route to Beijing, crashed thousands of miles away in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said... Read more »
KUWAIT CITY: Saudi Arabia´s crown prince said Tuesday the international community has “betrayed” Syrian rebels by failing to arm them against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. “The legitimate Syrian resistance has... Read more »
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned international leaders on Monday that the Ukraine crisis could have profound implications for the integrity of a global treaty designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.... Read more »
Relatives demanding answers over missing plane march on Malaysian embassy in Beijing. Relatives of Chinese passengers on board Flight MH370 scuffled with security personnel as they descended on Malaysia’s embassy in a rare... Read more »
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared that the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has moved into a recovery and investigation operation based on mounting evidence the plane crashed in the... Read more »
Thousands of protesters from across Spain called for an end to austerity measures amid the country’s economic crisis. Tens of thousands of protesters from across Spain converged in Madrid, calling for an... Read more »
Beijing demands explanation over leaked documents apparently detailing NSA spying operation on Chinese telecom giant. Beijing has called for a clear explanation from Washington over a report that the US National Security Agency (NSA) infiltrated servers at... Read more »
CHITTAGONG: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field first against South Africa on Monday. South Africa regular captain Faf Du Plessis returned to the squad after recovering... Read more »