A meeting between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities Wednesday marked the official launch of fresh negotiations aimed at ending Cyprus's 34-year division.

Opera fans descended on Cyprus at the weekend. Also in cultural news: Czech director Jiri Menzel won the Golden Gladiator Award at the International Summer Film Festival in Durres, Albania.

ANKARA, Turkey -- An attack by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists killed two Turkish soldiers and injured nine others in eastern Turkey late o...

WB Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi held a series of meetings with the state government and Trinamool Congress in the run up to Friday's crucial talks that could discuss a proposal for higher compensation for farmers whose land was acquired for

Anil Kakodkar appeared to suggest that India would walk out of the nuclear deal with the US if it goes against its interest.

For the survivors of the Kosi deluge, taking shelter in hundreds of relief camps, it is a seemingly endless and mostly futile search for their loved ones.

An aircraft carrying Sonia Gandhi and Chidambaram made an emergency landing at Bangalore airport following a technical problem.

India has proposed to Pak opening of the Srinagar-Muzzafarabad road for trade from October 1.

Stepping up their offensive following US 'disclosures' on the nuclear deal, the Left and the BJP demanded PM Manmohan Singh's resignation.

Four people associated with the banned Student Islamic Movement of India were arrested in connection with the Ahmedabad serial blasts.

A 'man drought' in Australia has made it increasingly difficult for single women to find partners, a study has suggested.

Union minister Akhilesh Prasad Singh demanded registration of criminal cases against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Sonia says nuclear power is crucial for the country's development.

The BCCI took strong exception to Kirsten's comments in the media that Dhoni was ready for Test captaincy.

French Prez said that pulling out of Afghanistan would amount to abandoning nuke-armed Pak at its liberty.

In a move to curtail exports in the coming season, the Cabinet committee on prices that met on Thursday has decided to discontinue the transport subsidy on exports after its due expiry date on September 30.

The change of guard at the Reserve Bank of India has rekindled hopes of relaxation in the external commercial borrowing rules.

The Supreme Court set aside a November-2006 Bombay High Court directive restricting redevelopment of cessed properties in Mumbai.

Reflecting the trend of a global slowdown due to tight monetary policies after the US sub-prime crisis and rising commodity prices, the country's economy would also fall to 7.6% in calender 2008 from 9.7% in calender 2007, according to the

Which gap, exactly? That the life of a slum dweller in Caracas is generally shorter and more brutish than the earthly span of a rich person in Cologne or Chicago is hardly surprising.