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Malala Yousufzai, the teen-aged Pakistani activist shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education, remains in a stable condition, two ...

US President Barack Obama is unlikely to repeat his historic 2008 margin of victory in California, a key swing state with maximum Electroral College ...

Foreigners who require entry visas to Malayasia will first have to register using an unique biometric system at the country’s embassies to deter visa ...

A potentially destructive Pacific tsunami hit Hawaii today after a powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, triggering calls for ...

A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of Canada today, US government researchers said. The epicentre ...

Sri Lanka’s only refinery — Sapugaskanda — has been forced to shut its operation as US sanctions on Iran have taken a toll on Sri Lankan imports.

After leaving 44 people dead in the Caribbean, hurricane Sandy was downgraded to a tropical storm today as it inched toward the US East Coast, ...

Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was taken off a New York-bound plane here and claimed that he was questioned by American officials ...

India has said it is important for China to address the ballooning trade deficit in the larger interest of bilateral ties to avoid the impression of ...

A spokeswoman for Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) today said that the company has agreed to reinstate 12,000 workers dismissed earlier this month ...

China today issued an orange alert over typhoon Son-Tinh which is expected to bring rainstorms and gales to the nation’s southern coastal areas. The ...

Ahead of the November 6 US presidential election, Republican challenger Mitt Romney is maintaining a small lead over incumbent Barack Obama who, ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake is travelling to India this week to participate in the US-India-Japan ...

At a time when unemployment is a major issue in the US due to its poor economic status, Indian companies through its massive investments in America ...

Higher-than-normal radiation levels found in fish caught off Japan’s east coast more than a year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster could indicate ...

Adolf Hitler had ranted “Germans deserve to perish” and was a “broken man” just days before he took his own life in 1945, according to newly disclosed ...

Imprisoned hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam is seeking reversal of his conviction on insider trading charges, arguing that the government mislead the ...

Japan will ban the expansion of bluefin tuna farms across the country as part of efforts to prevent overfishing, Fisheries Minister Akira Gunji said ...

In a “dramatic boardroom coup”, Citigroup Chairman Michael O’Neill had worked for months on the ouster of banking giant’s India-born CEO Vikram ...

Japan today approved a $5.3 billion cash injection to boost the stuttering economy, a move likely to add pressure for more central bank measures with ...

A strong earthquake has rocked a rural part of southern Italy, sending panicked residents into the streets in the middle of the night. Authorities ...

Chinese lawmakers today expelled disgraced leader Bo Xilai from Parliament, completing his extirpation from politics and stripping him of immunity ...

Emphasising on India’s cooperation for developing stability in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said here that India is an important ...

Yahoo! Inc said that it has purchased mobile app developer Stamped, the first acquisition under new CEO Marissa Mayer. Terms of the deal were not ...