London, Nov 20 (IANS) American actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are facing a lawsuit from a woman who alleges she was injured by the couple's dog. Flight attendant Lisa Wilson ...

New York, Nov 20 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect "the youngest and most ...

Berlin/Brussels, Nov 20 (DPA) Top diplomats from the so-called "5+1" group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran's rejection of a compromise deal on the country's controversial nuclear programme and ...

Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Ahead of his upcoming summit with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed the hope that the the US will be "more liberal" ...

By Paras Ramoutar Port-of-Spain, Nov 20 (IANS) French President Nicholas Sarkozy and UN chief Ban Ki-moon will be attending the Commonwealth of Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Trinidad and Tobago ...

Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) China has voiced strong dissatisfaction over Italian Chamber of Deputies speaker Gianfranco Fini's meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, a media report said Friday. The Dalai ...

Geneva, Nov 20 (IANS) Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said. It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's ...

NATIONAL After protests, government agrees to restore earlier sugarcane pricing - Moved at 1630, Lead to move by 1815 Day after: police don't acknowledge vandalism by farmers - Lead moved at 1719 Manmohan's ...

Lima, Nov 20 (DPA) A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight. Four suspected members ...

Kabul, Nov.20 (ANI): At least 13 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the western Afghan city of Farah on Friday. Reports said that a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed ...

Colombo, Nov 20 (IANS) The security situation in Sri Lanka has improved since the defeat of the Tamil Tigers but Americans travelling to the country should remain careful, the US said Friday. "The ...

George Town (Malaysia), Nov. 20 (ANI): Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Penang, is planning to visit India in order to explore untapped markets in the country. Besides ...

Johor Baru (Malaysia), Nov. 20 (ANI): Malay Indian NGOs in Johor have received over 1.5 million ringgits from the state government this year, the Malaysian Indian Congress has said. Johor MIC chairman K.S. ...

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 20 (ANI): Malaysian MP N. Gobalakrishnan has lodged a police complaint against Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu and his son Velli Pari for being involved in ...

Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed her opposition to the Obama administration's freeze settlement demands by saying that all the Jews moving to Israel need a ...

Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution. In recent days, there have been ...

Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed ...

Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed ...

London, Nov 20(ANI): The Forbes' Rich List has revealed that a buoyant stock market and a still-robust economy have almost doubled the number of billionaires in India. According to the rankings, with ...

London, Nov 20 (ANI): A couple from Poole are said to have named their new born baby daughter after the place she was born in - a Kia Carens people carrier. Samantha Smyth, ...

London, Nov 20 (ANI): One in 10 British teenagers is unemployed and not in education, according to latest official figures. The Government has a target to reduce the proportion of young people ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): A Chinese boy aged 16 is said to have gobbled down 92 jiaozi (dumplings) in 15 minutes to win a who-can-eat-more contest. The contest had taken place in ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): An elderly Chinese villager has proved what true love really is-he has never left his paralytic wife alone for more than 1 hour every week. Wang Musheng, 64, ...

London, Nov. 20 (ANI): America's first and only legal marijuana coffee shop has been opened in Portland, Oregon. 'Cannabis Café' which looks like any other coffee shop in America has a special ...

London, Nov 20 (IANS) The estranged husband of an Indian-origin woman who was murdered this week with her hand chopped off has vowed to catch her killer. Geeta Aulakh, a 28-year-old mother of ...

Kabul, Nov 20 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed and 47 wounded Friday in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Farah province, an official said. Provincial governor Rohul Amin said the wounded are being treated ...

London, Nov 20 (ANI): The Brit rabbi, who has been accused of setting up business as a drug dealer and of supplying cocaine in exchange for sexual favours, is said to have ...

London, Nov. 20 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown along and three of his cabinet colleagues has launched a campaign to gather Labour support for Britain's role in Afghanistan. In a joint ...

London, Nov 20 (ANI): A wealthy couple turned to High Court in the UK to decide how to divide the 500,000-pound house they once shared. Robin Williams and her ex-partner Anthony Hull are ...