[caption id="attachment_18605" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A fire truck passes a warehouse on fire on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. An explosion ripped through a warehouse Wednesday where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria's largest city, sparking a fi

Beijing: A Chinese man died after his camel turned on him and bit him on his head in a northeast China city. The man surnamed Sun was rushed to a hospital by his co-workers but died despite emergency treatment for three hours. The man raised three camels for his owner in Dalian of China's Liao

Yangon: A Myanmar passenger jet packed with foreign tourists crash-landed and burst into flames on Tuesday in a field in eastern Shan state, killing two people and injuring 11 others, officials said. Black smoke was seen billowing from the charred wreckage of the Air Bagan aircraft, which came do

[caption id="attachment_18094" align="aligncenter" width="550"] A protester holds up a sign as National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, left, speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 in Washington. - AP[/captio

[caption id="attachment_18044" align="aligncenter" width="680"] On Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on scientists to work towards the development of more rockets [AFP][/caption] South Korean defence ministry says launch of satellite into space was disguised test of a 10,000km-range 'm

Preliminary results indicate Egypt's voters have approved the contentious draft constitution, amid allegations of fraud. Early results show that Egyptians have approved a new draft constitution after a final round of voting in a referendum, despite opposition criticism of the measure as divis

ISLAMABAD — At least eight people, including a senior provincial minister, were killed and about 18 injured on Saturday when an explosion ripped through a busy neighbourhood in Peshawar. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour was critically injured in the attack and rushed to hosp

Washington, Dec 22, 2012 (IANS): Senator John Kerry, President Barack Obama's choice to replace Hillary Clinton as the next secretary of state, is considered a friend of India who has advocated a "central role" for the country in international affairs. If for Clinton Washington's relationship

Washington, Dec 22, 2012 (PTI) The Obama administration has appointed yet another Indian-American to a key administrative post, naming Smita Singh as member of the president's Global Development Council. "The Council will inform and provide advice to the President and other senior US officials o

Washington: Time magazine yesterday named recently re-elected US President Barack Obama as its person of the year for 2012 — the second time it has accorded him the accolade. Obama now not only has a reelection as America's first black president and a Nobel peace prize under his belt, but he beat

London, Dec 20 (IANS) A mother in Australia was stunned when she discovered a box containing seven deadly snakes in the wardrobe of her three-year-old son. It all happened after the boy, Kyle Cumming, had found the snake eggs in his garden in Queensland's Townsville city and was given a takeaway

Colombo, Dec 20 (IANS) Twenty-three people were killed and over 68,000 families were displaced in floods in Sri Lanka, an official said Thursday. Heavy rains lashed for the fifth day Thursday in several parts of the country. Fifteen others were missing, Xinhua reported. Relief workers were str

[caption id="attachment_17510" align="aligncenter" width="512"] This April 4, 2012 photo family photo provided by Lori Logli shows her grandmother Dina Manfredini at her 115th birthday party in Johnston, Iowa. Mandredini, who inherited the title of worldís oldest person less than two weeks ago died

[caption id="attachment_17394" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Polling station officials count ballots in Cairo on Dec. 15, 2012 at the end of the first day of vote in a referendum on a new constitution. (AFP)[/caption] Sunday 16 December 2012 |AFP CAIRO: Egyptians backing a new constitution

Peshawar,15 December 2012, (AP):Militants fired three rockets at an airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday night, killing nine people and wounding over 30 others, officials said. Peshawar is located on the edge of Pakistan’s tribal region, the main sanctuary for al-Qae

Newtown - 15 Dec 2012 (AP): A shooting at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday left 27 people dead, including 18 children, an official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way. Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity fo

The US military will retain a “strong presence” in the Middle East despite a strategic shift to Asia, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday during a visit to Kuwait. The United States plans to deploy a majority of its naval fleet to the Asia-Pacific along with other advanced weaponry but

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels took full control of a sprawling military base on Tuesday after a two-day battle that left at least 35 government troops dead, an activist group said. It was the second major base captured in the country’s north by the rebels, who have been racking up victories in the area in