The 28-year-old man from Leicester city,UK has proved himself to be probably the worst learner driver in Britain by failing in driving theory tests for 92 times, having...

Voters in Japan have elected a 36-year-old woman Naomi Koshi, a graduate of Harvard law school as the country's youngest female mayor, in Otsu, the capital city of...

Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, joining the United States in new sanctions aimed at preventing Tehran...

Libya said on Monday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi would face trial at home, threatening a showdown with the International Criminal Court which may decide to prosecute the son...

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck just off the shore of south-central Chile, the same area that devastated by a massive temblor two years ago. There are no immediate...

Syria on Monday rejected the Arab League’s wide-ranging new plan to end the country’s 10-month crisis, saying the League’s call for a national unity government in two months...

China suffers second bird flu death in a month, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent disease in the country in just under a month....

Deadly strike by Islamist sect Boko Haram left Around 100 of them killed in bomb attacks and gunbattles in the Nigerian city Kano late on Friday, a local...

The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia lays on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, sending water pouring in...

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari flew to the United Arab Emirates Thursday, amid growing tensions between Pakistan's civilian government and the military. Officials said Mr. Zardari was to...

The Iranian government called on the United Nations to condemn the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist, calling it a "terrorist attack," and blaming foreign powers. Iranian nuclear...

Indonesia: A powerful earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia early Wednesday, prompting officials to briefly issue a tsunami warning. Panicked residents ran from their homes, some fleeing to...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he is ready to give up his post if his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and coalition partners so desire. Zardari...

TEHRAN: An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported on Monday , in a case...

Tehran’s leadership has decided to order a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz if the country’s oil exports are blocked, a senior Revolutionary Guard Commander said as...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – President Benigno Aquino III warned on Sunday of a possible terrorist attack, including bombings, during an annual Roman Catholic procession in Manila that draws...

The US State Department says it has expressed concern to the Bahraini government over the apparent beating of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab. Opposition activists say security officers...

Israel Aerospace Industries will sell weapons systems worth more than $1.1 billion to an Asian country over the next four years, the state-owned defence contractor said on Monday....

SHANGHAI: China's state-run news media warned Washington on Friday not to "recklessly practice militarism" or engage in "war mongering," a day after the Obama administration outlined a new...

WASHINGTON: Popular US first lady Michelle Obama has had testy relationships with some top White House advisers, and at times pushed the president to pursue politically difficult causes...