Wrapped in red silk and adorned with red flowers in her hair, Matani Shakya received approval from the priests and President Ram Baran Yadav in a centuries-old...

Rescuers raced to reach a remote village in Kyrgyzstan on Monday after a strong earthquake killed at least 72 people in a mountainous area near the border with China....

Chinese police have detained six people suspected of producing and selling melamine. The arrests were made during an investigation into melamine contamination at Yili...

Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country’s bloody conflict and are severing their ties with al Qaeda. King...

For 1,500 years, the Codex Sinaiticus lay undisturbed in a Sinai monastery, until it was found - or stolen, as the monks say - in 1844 and split between Egypt, Russia,...

“Our opponent though is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough that he is palling around with terrorists who would target...

When I was a kid during the 1950’s there were rumors in Hollywood and therefore the entire USA, that Rock Hudson was a homosexual, a

Sparkling chilled white wine instead of water flowed from the taps during the Marino Grape Festival - and as part of the event free wine flows from the main fountain in...

Lately I have heard much complaining about Sarah Palin and her alleged lies. So, in my quest for the truth, I have tried to find out just what did this woman do that...

The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq’s first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to...

Referring to western comparison between the development process of India and China, a commentary in the Chinese official publication, the Global Times (September 16)...

A team of researchers claim to have discovered how to not only boost the natural smell of flowers by up to 10 fold but also transfer different scents between plants.

“As the sun sets on the 29th day of Ramadhan, multitudes of expectant eyes focus on the horizon, eager to sight the new crescent that will usher in Eid-ul-Fitre.”

Amid rise in incidents of terror and communal flare-ups in the country, a lone hamlet in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh [Images], sets an encouraging example of brotherhood and...

Nepal ushered in a new goddess: a three-year-old girl who will be worshipped as the new Kumari or Living Goddess for at least the next seven years.

It’s the worship of a virgin, who should be between one and 16 years old, not married, of “good temperament” and who has not begun to menstruate.

What are the top 10 reasons to visit Brazil? Brazil is a country of great natural beauty.

The Amazon is one of the richest areas of the world in animal and plant diversity. There can be more plant species in one hectare of Amazon rainforest than there are in...

A man told today how he was shot three times in a London street for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt.Dube Egwuatu was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in an...

“I hate the g- -ks,” McCain said in response to a question from reporters aboard his campaign bus. “I will hate them as long as I live.”