Partial returns Thursday and an exit poll showed President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party heading for a strong majority in Georgia's parliamentary election, drawing a challenge from his opponents. A dispute over results could set the stage for another round of

A deputy director of a Russian research institute died of multi-organ failure after opening a letter containing a white powder. The sender of the letter said it was a harmless quartz sand, and the death remains a mystery at this

Four people were killed when an explosion rocked an apartment building in the Russian Urals city of Yekaterinburg on Thursday, a regional police spokeswoman said. Fire broke out in an apartment in a nine-storey building in central Yekaterinburg after residents

Medvedev Departs for Kazakhstan, China on Maiden Foreign Visit MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to discuss space exploration and military cooperation with his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, during his first trip abroad as president on

Sathya Sai Baba claims that 'the Lord' (i.e. as he has often proclaimed himself to be - here to save humanity) tests mankind through sufferings and tribulations, which the Burma cyclone and the China earthquake most certainly are."Many natural calamities

The Times has reported on Indian gurus tarnished by sex and money (Click here to view article). The occasion is that the Kerala government reportedly plans to hold a detailed inter-departmental inquiry into the wealth of the godmen from all

The first House of Commons debate on abortion in almost two decades was passionate and well-informed, yet its outcome revealed Parliament to be alarmingly out of touch.

Nicolas Sarkozy's statement that the Lebanese peace deal is 'a great success' is at best optimistic and at worst naïve while Hizbollah acts as though the bullet is mightier than the ballot.

The revival of the buy-one-get-one-free offer is a sign of our troubled economic climes, but why must they always be items no-one wants?

The death of Khyra Ishaq, a seven year-old girl living in Birmingham, once again raises questions over how children should be protected in the cases where their parents and guardians are not fit to do so.

A striking thought as you nibble your digestive or dunk your biscotto is that someone in his thirties could add £4,000 a year to his pension by the time he retires by saving £1.80 a day.

The Government remains committed to increasing taxation, particularly on motorists. If the economic logic of this is hard to fathom, the political logic is indecipherable.

The French president has been criticised for procrastinating over reform but, a year into his mandate, he appears to be winning the battle.

Police use obscure 'pedestrian' laws to stop, arrest man on drug charges

www.worldcarfans.com ) - The British magazine Auto Express, with the help of Poblete, has given its readers the first look on what may become the future Fiat Topolino, a small city car that aims to help the Italian automaker achieve

2 international grad students were found shot in the head in what police called home invasion

As many at 1,500 students could go to private schools at taxpayer expense

Bill's sponsor thinks required training course would lead to more wearing helmets anyway

But it still isn't a sure thing

Could be 2 to 5 major hurricanes this year