With Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in India, New Delhi and Moscow inked a raft of agreements on defense, space and civil nuclear energy cooperation and discussed fighting terrorism in the region.

The Middle East diplomatic Quartet has condemned Israel's plans to build new housing units in annexed East Jerusalem al-Quds.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas State Board of Education agreed to new social studies standards on Friday after the far-right faction wielded its power to shape the lessons that will be taught to millions of students on American history, the U.S. f

Three people have been killed and hundreds injured in a fire that destroyed Nigeria's largest textile market, incurring a loss valued at billions of naira, traders said on Friday.

Hours after twin blasts rocked Pakistani city of Lahore, news reports say two more blasts, one after the other, hit the Moon market of the city. The reports on Friday said rescue workers have been dispatched to the scene and that casualties were fear

US Secretary of state Hillary Clinton has criticized Israel for its announcement this week of plans to build new housing units in East Jerusalem Al-Quds.

Most tourists head straight for the Uffizi, but Florence has dozens of smaller museums full of world-class art. The curator of the V&A's new Renaissance galleries was our guideStendhal syndrome is a sickness known to afflict those of a sensitive

Chile's newly-elected President Sebastian Pinera has said it will cost at least $30 billion to rebuild the country after devastating February's earthquake.

France's Sarkozy accused the U.S. of protectionism, voicing disappointment over a military-aircraft deal.

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Credible efforts by Greece's government to clean up its finances have so far negated the need for any bailout from the European Union, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Friday.

LaDainian Tomlinson's visit with the New York Jets is going to overtime.

Rina Bovrisse, a senior retail manager at Prada Japan, also claims that the chief executive wanted her to change her hairstyle and lose weight in order to fit into the company.

Edward McMillan-Scott, the vice president of the European Parliament, accused David Cameron of spreading 'extremism' abroad.

GOP senators who have been willing to work openly with Democrats say that the process for healthcare reform could end the prospects for bipartisanship elsewhere. Possibly at stake in the Senate: comprehensive immigration reform and financial regulati

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A Chinese central banker hit back at U.S. criticism of Beijing's currency policies, suggesting that Obama wanted to divert attention from U.S. economic woes.

Pope Benedict XVI fervently defended the Vatican's insistence on celibacy among priests yesterday in the face of a deepening and increasingly serious church sex-abuse scandal which has been blamed on out-of-date rules and moral constra

Berlin - Recovery, not recession, was the buzzword at the world's largest travel show in Berlin, the ITB, where 187 countries were vying with one another to lure more European visitors to their part of the ...

Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of "South Park" are ready to take on Tiger Woods.

As a celebration of wisdom and experience, and of their role in shaping poetry in this country, the poet laureate invited some of our most eminent poets to contribute original work on the theme of ageingThis remarkable gathering of new work by senior

From a major V&A exhibition to the look of Mad Men's leading ladies, Grace Kelly is everywhere this spring. Actor Rosamund Pike pulls on her white gloves and travels to Monaco to recreate her timeless styleThe chemistry of being a movie star is a

Regional elections across Russia will test anew the Kremlin's pledges to open up the political system—and so far, opposition leaders and analysts say, there's little sign the ruling party's grip is easing.

The primary contractor for the newly completed $8.5 billion CityCenter complex told the joint venture's owners that it intends to file mechanic's liens to collect on $492 million in construction bills, casino operator MGM Mirage said Friday.

A Southern California teenager accused of dismembering and burning a 16-year-old boy before fleeing to Mexico has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn't have the same desperate need for international aid or generous loans.

Washington Mutual Inc. will get more than $6 billion from a global settlement with JPMorgan Chase and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. outlined in bankruptcy court Friday.

President Nicolas Sarkozy faces a severe drubbing in midterm regional elections tomorrow which will – temporarily at least – scramble the arithmetic of French politics.

Sal Miah spent five hours in a police cell after he chased down the hoodies and held them in the bar while his staff dialled 999.