Parliament has convened in Burma for the first time in more than two decades, following elections late last year. The...

The authorities in Bangladesh's city of Chittagong say they will pay beggars a daily wage to keep them off the...

At least 10 people are reported to have died in a train crash in eastern Germany. A local passenger train...

Powers to restrict the movements of people accused of gang membership have come into force in England and Wales. Gang...

Brazilian transsexual model Lea T. stole the show Sunday at Sao Paulo Fashion Week as critics applauded her presentation and...

Paris – If you have ever had any questions about how modern grand dames like to dress, and how informed...

Winners of winners the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards presented Sunday: MOVIES: Actor: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech." Actress:...

Authorities in Columbus, Ohio, seized about 2,800 pounds of marijuana from Mexico with a street value of $3.5 million, as...

In a small laboratory on an upper floor of the basic science building at the Medical University of South Carolina,...

A massive storm system bringing heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain could potentially impact 100 million people as it slams...

A river Nile cruise is a trip through history. Sailing on the longest river in the world of 6, 825...

At least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack at a supermarket popular with foreigners in the Afghan...

Police in the Indian state of Jharkhand say they have killed nine Maoist rebels in a gunbattle. Police officers and...

The Pentagon has begun preparing the US military for the presence of openly gay troops in its ranks and said...

Slackistan, a British-made movie about young people living in Islamabad, has been banned in Pakistan because of scenes showing swearing...