A Serbo-American swimmer becomes a scapegoat for anti-Serbian sentiments.

Some alumni of a prestigious scholarship supported by the Kazakh president find their foreign diplomas less valuable than expected.

Today’s highs in the Valley will range from 82-87. Expect sunny skies and a light breeze in the afternoon, with winds out of the southwest 10-15 mph. Winds will pick up on Wednesday and Thursday, eventually getting up to 15-25

Home prices across the country continued to fall in January at recordrates while one measure of consumer confidence reached a five-year low.The value of single-family homes plummeted 10.7 percent in Januarycompared with a year earlier, as measured by the Case-Shiller

The U.S. Air Force mistakenly shipped fuses that are used in nuclearweapons to Taiwan in 2006, believing the crates contained helicopterbatteries, officials at the Pentagon announced this morning.The error - undetected by the United States until last week,despite repeated inquiries

Heavy fighting broke out Tuesday in Basra and Baghdad, after Iraqiground forces and helicopters mounted a major operation in Basraagainst Shiite militias, including the Mahdi Army, whose months-longcease-fire is credited with reducing the level of violence during thetroop surge. There

If you're one of the 20 million Americans who get a sinus infectioneach year, experts agree: You're being prescribed antibiotics toooften. Now some are saying you shouldn't get them at all.Antibiotics should never be prescribed for otherwise healthy adultswith sinusitis,

The Supreme Court Tuesday said President Bush does not have to power toorder state courts to reopen a death penalty case involving a foreignnational because of a judgment of the World Court.The court held 6-3 that judgments of the international

Central Europe got a parting shot from winter this week as a massive storm system dumped snow on the Netherlands and the Alps and created huge waves off the Italian coast. One person died in a 60-car pileup on an

ONE of Scotland's leading business figures has criticised SNP ministers for wasting their time pushing a "conversation" on independence when they should be growing

THE Prime Minister will today stamp his authority on devolution discussions by stressing he will continue to make the case for the Union.

India will look to get back into Test mode quickly as they square up against SA in 1st of their three-match cricket series.

China's notoriously sex-shy pandas are being put through a rigorous 'sexercise' programme in a new effort to encourage them to mate.

The Govt had merged 50 pc of the Dearness Allowance with the basic pay with effect from January 1, 2004.

A massive 125 million people may be displaced in India and Bangladesh by a rise in the sea-level this century.

Hitting out at those who criticised the UPA government's Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver for farmers, Rahul Gandhi said questions were not raised when industrialists defaulted on loans.

Asked if SA would feel the absence of Nel and Langeveldt, captain Smith said he had faith in his team.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met 'Priyanka' in the remote forests of Karnataka.

The number of Muslims worshiping at mosques in England and Wales will outstrip the number of Roman Catholics going to church in little more than a decade, says a study.

Though the Bhutanese may have voted overwhelmingly to bring the curtains down on a century of absolute monarchy, it is not celebration time yet in the sleepy Himalayan country.