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US demands more from Israel
The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement...


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Hamas leader taken by Israeli troopsHamas leader taken by Israeli troops
Israel has arrested a leader of the Palestinian Hamas...
Mass demonstration happening in Thai capitalMass demonstration happening in Thai capital
Many backers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from all over Thailand are converging on...
Mexicans decapitated by suspected drug figuresMexicans decapitated by suspected drug figures
Drug related violence in Mexico has left another 25 people dead, four of them from...
Snowmobile riders lost under Canadian avalancheSnowmobile riders lost under Canadian avalanche
In Canada, three people are dead while others are still buried under piles of snow, after an avalanche hit a snowmobile competition near Revelstoke, British...
Al-Maliki's secular party beating religious candidates in IraqAl-Maliki's secular party beating religious candidates in Iraq
In Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition has taken the lead after last weekend’s...
Iran bans opposition Internet sitesIran bans opposition Internet sites
Iran has dismantled several opposition Internet networks it says were backed by the...
Vatican tries to keep pope from paedophile slursVatican tries to keep pope from paedophile slurs
The Vatican has denounced attempts to involve the pope in scandals surrounding paedophile activity within the Catholic...
Afghans die in Kandahar City bombingsAfghans die in Kandahar City bombings
Suicide bombers have killed around 30 people in Kandahar City,...
Obama announces education programObama announces education program
President Barack Obama of the US is now pushing for education...
Synagogue opens in German town after 70 years
A new synagogue was opened Sunday in the north-western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the old synagogue was destroyed under Nazi...
16 Taliban militants killed in Pakistani airstrikes
Pakistani fighter jets pounded several Taliban hideouts Sunday, killing 16 militants and injuring several more in north-western tribal region near Afghan border, security officials...
Iraqi parliamentary race remains close
New results from Iraq's elections announced Sunday showed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition ahead in the southern province of Basra, and his top rival leading in the western province of...
Arabs, Europeans criticise Israeli settlement policy
European and Arab parliamentarians ended a two-day meeting Sunday by urging Israel to freeze all settlement activity in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which they said is wrecking trust with the Palestinians and 'jeopardising' a two-state...
Robbie Williams suffers from stage fright
English singer Robbie Williams has revealed that he suffers from stage...
David Schwimmer finally to marry?
Unlucky in love so far, David Schwimmer's relationship this time with his British girlfriend has turned serious as the former 'Friends' star is reportedly planning to...
Heidi Montag to make movie debut with Adam Sandler
Reality star Heidi Montag is set to make her big screen debut in Hollywood funnyman Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy 'Just Go With...
Emma Watson calls it splits with beau
Harry Potter star Emma Watson is single again after reportedly splitting from her longtime...
Clark will play the first Test against New Zealand
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting Sunday said Michael Clarke is a 'certain starter' for the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington...
Tehran accuses US of launching 'cyber war' against Iran
Tehran has accused the United States of having launched a 'cyber war' against Iran, state television network IRIB reported...
Israel arrests top Hamas militant
Israeli security forces arrested a Hamas military leader suspected of heading cells responsible for the murders of 70 Israeli civilians during the Palestinian uprising which broke out in 2000, the Israeli military spokesman said...
Actress Demi Lovato dating Joe Jones
Demi Lovato has given hints that she is dating actor Joe Jones and the 'Sonny With a Chance' star describes him as a 'incredible' and 'perfect'...
US complains to Netanyahu about insensitive announcementUS complains to Netanyahu about insensitive announcement
Israel appears surprised by a rebuke from the US administration about its new settlement...
Meet demands or resign, protesters tell Thai government
Tens of thousands of protesters from provinces throughout Thailand gathered in Bangkok Sunday to pressure the government to resign within 24 hours and call new...
Earthquake hits Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted northeastern Japan Sunday, authorities...
Sitara Devi's disciple brings adult film to Nepal
Harihar Acharya, a disciple of Indian classical dance doyenne Sitara Devi, is charting a new course for Nepal's film industry by producing the country's first adult...
Taliban attacks kill 35 in Kandahar
A series of five explosions and gunfire killed at least 35 people, including police forces in southern city of Kandahar, an interior ministry spokesman said...
Jennifer Hewitt, Kennedy split
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has reportedly parted ways with actor boyfriend Jamie...
May take 9 years to settle boundary row with India: Dhaka
Bangladesh's foreign affairs ministry has projected a nine-year period to settle maritime boundary dispute with India and Myanmar and has sought funds till 2017-18, a media report said...
Woman, 92, held for killing husband
A 92-year-old woman has been charged with murder after her husband, 98, was found dead at their home in this Australian city, a media report said...
Oil exploration, trade on Hasina's Beijing agenda
Getting China to join the race for hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal and bridging the bilateral trade gap are high on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's agenda as she leaves for Beijing...
Dhaka wants interim accord with Delhi on Teesta waters
Bangladesh is seeking an interim arrangement with India on sharing of Teesta river waters until the two neighbours can strike a long-term...
Identity crisis for Indian with Chinese name
Malaysian Indian hawker Philip Choong Kim Hoong has a Chinese name that is getting him nowhere as officials insist that information on his birth certificate is...
Malaysian Indian businessmen seek 100,000 workers
Malaysia's Indian business community says it needs a foreign workforce of 100,000 as it has exhausted avenues for hiring...
China must be cautious in exiting economic stimulus: Wen
China's exit strategy on the economic stimulus should be 'very cautious and flexible' in order to shore up the hard-earned economic recovery, Premier Wen Jiabao said...
Venezuela receives Chinese planes armed with missiles
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has formally taken the delivery of the first four airplanes out of 18 purchased from China for military training purposes, which, however, came armed with machine guns, air-to-ground missiles, bombs and...
'Tamils have not given up demand for separate homeland'
Reacting sharply to reports from Colombo that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has given up its demand for a separatist demand, the Canadian Tamil Congress here said Saturday that the Tamils have not given up their demand for a separate...
Eight shot dead at Mexican birthday party
Eight people were killed by a group of gunmen during a birthday party at a ranch in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, media reports...
Russia, US close to signing arms reduction pact: Kremlin
The Russian and US presidents have discussed the negotiations on a new strategic arms reductions treaty and said it was possible to talk about a date for the deal to be signed, the Kremlin...
7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale struck the eastern Indonesian islands Sunday morning in North Maluku province, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, meteorologists...
Michael Jackson's luxury furniture to be auctioned
Gold-studded sofa worth $150,000 and other luxury furniture of Michael Jackson will be auctioned in June along with some clothes and accessories worn by the King of Pop before his...
Andy Garcia skips watching daughters' stripping scenes
Hollywood star Andy Garcia couldn't bring himself to watch his daughter stripping off and pole dancing on the set of their new movie, reveals the...
Sharon Osbourne wants Carey Mulligan to play her in film
Reality TV star Sharon Osbourne wants singer husband Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography made into a film with actress Carey Mulligan playing her...
Diaz excited about working with ex-boyfriend
Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz is reportedly excited about working with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in the new film 'Bad...
John Malkovich to play real life serial killer
Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich will be seen portraying the role of real life Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger on stage in London next...
Timberlake, Biel still together
A representative for Justin Timberlake has once again rubbished reports that the popstar and his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel have...
Georgian opposition to sue TV channel over fake invasion report
A leading Georgian opposition party Sunday said it was preparing a lawsuit against a television channel over a fake news report about a supposed Russian invasion and murder of President Mikheil...
Men do more work at home than given credit for
Men do far more household work than they are given credit for, reveals a new...
Cowell heartbroken after toddler's death
Music mogul Simon Cowell is in grief after a critically ill child he attempted to save passed...
Bruce Willis has no plans to retire
Hollywood actor Bruce Willis says he has no plans to retire...