An optical transistor, successfully crafted from a single molecule, brings researchers a step closer to an optical computer, which would be much faster and more powerful than existing...

Six people, including three children, have died in a fire in a block of flats in London, the fire brigade said late...

Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United...

Islamabad, July 3 : France has agreed to provide Pakistan Tiger combat helicopters and other sophisticated military equipments to strengthen its abilities in taking on the rampant...

Washington, July 3 : Researchers at the University of Granada in Spain have found that sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence and battering against women in individuals with macho...

Paris, July 3 : The Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last month, killing all 228 people on board plunged vertically from the sky so suddenly that passengers and crew on board did not even have time to inflate their life jackets....

Washington, July 3 : Scientists at the University of California-San Francisco (UNSF) say that they have identified a particular region of genes on human chromosome eight that is linked to perfect pitch, the rare ability to recognize and name musical notes without any reference pitch for comparison, at least in people of European...

India's Leander Paes was in sight of his second Grand Slam title of the year after he along with Zimbabwe's Cara Black booked a final berth in the mixed doubles of the Wimbledon tennis championships here...

Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is desperate to star in a remake of the 1992 movie 'Sister Act' after watching the sell-out West End musical version of the same in...

Harry Potter star Emma Watson plans to become a make-up artist if her movie career...

Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves can't wait to see what the critics make of his new movie because he loves finding out how his performances are...

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt was forced to hitch a lift from a paparazzo when his motorbike broke down on a busy Hollywood...

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he was unfazed by his on-screen kiss with co-star Bonnie Wright in the upcoming instalment of the wizard franchise because appearing naked on Broadway has left him 'blase' about filming intimate...

Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously designated Japan's Yukiyo Amano as the next IAEA chief Friday, ending a rift between developing and industrialised countries over his...

At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru's southern Puno region, officials...

Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital, an official said...

Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Michael Jackson's promoter has announced that 11,000 free tickets would be available to the public for the King of Pop's memorial service, to be held next Tuesday in Los...

The Yemeni airline Yemenia could be placed on a black list and banned from flying in Europe if it did not improve the condition of its aircraft, French Junior Minister for Transport Dominique Bussereau said...

Germany will send its advanced Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan to help the NATO forces in the fight against Taliban, a media report said...

With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an...

Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the...

Rome, July 3 (RIA Novosti) The toll in the gas explosion at a railroad station in northern Italy rose to 20 after two people injured in the accident died at a hospital, a health spokesman said...

Amnesty International, the global human rights group, Friday welcomed the Delhi high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality and alleged the Victorian-era law that banned gay sex had been used to stifle HIV/AIDS prevention in...

Genetic mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility of diseases, including cancer, according to a recent...

Spanish football giants Villarreal announced the signing of defender Ivan Marcano from Racing Santander for an undisclosed...

Chelsea confirmed Friday that they have rejected an offer from Manchester City to sign central defender John...

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio's supermodel girlfriend Bar Refaeli appeared nude in an online video promotion for an art exhibition in...

Hollywood star George Clooney has ended his long-standing business partnership with Warner Bros and has inked a new deal with...

Gordon Brown and the other G8 leaders will not mention in public the scandal embroiling Mr Berlusconi, whose wife has asked for a divorce because of his involvement with a series of young, glamorous...

MOSCOW -- U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely sign a stack of agreements during their Moscow summit, but their chief goal may be for the United States and Russia to stop...

LONDON -- Oil prices hovered above US$66 a barrel Friday in light holiday trading a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent prices...

LONDON/TOKYO -- The U.S. dollar edged up Friday against the euro as fresh worries about the health of the U.S. economy supported the “safe-haven” greenback, dealers...

Washington, July 4 : Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported...

LE BOURGET: The Air France jetliner that crashed in the Atlantic a month ago with 228 people on board did not break up in mid-air, the French bureau leading the investigation said...

It's a first, and it's already causing controversy. An unofficial delegation of Australian MPs has met the Dalai Lama in the Indian town of Dharamshala, drawing criticism from China's diplomats in...

Madonna will perform a special tribute to the late Michael Jackson at her upcoming London show, at the venue where the late singer was due to stage his farewell shows. The Queen of Pop has told...

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Air Force released a statement on Friday in which it denies any errors in the Air France Flight 447 case, and said it warned the Senegalese air traffic...

MOSCOW | Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the...

Lance Armstrong believes he still has the strength in his legs and the wind in his lungs to take an eighth yellow jersey. But the odds are stacked against him. At the age of 37, he will have to...

Russia who dares to speak out against injustice - injustice of which he has become a victim. His tireless campaigning revealed horrific abuse inside Russian prisons. We witness footage of men in...

MOSCOW — Russia said Friday that it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but could give...

Australian cyclist Michael Rogers believes his compatriot Cadel Evans can't win this year's Tour de France, despite runner-up performances in 2007 and...

An Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic between Brazil and West Africa, killing all 228 people on board, hit the ocean intact, investigators...

President Obama is to visit Russia next week, but U.S. hopes to 'reset' ties with Moscow may run into the problem that being in opposition to America is a stance that serves the...

Lote Tuqiri and his representatives have declined to take up an invitation from Australian rugby boss John O'Neill to make public details of the incident which resulted in the Wallaby winger's...

Federer has already played against Roddick 20 times (Reuters) Roger Federer will attempt to write a new chapter in tennis history on Sunday when he targets a record 15th Grand Slam title by beating...

The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index edged 0.2% lower to 203.63, according to preliminary closing data, with volumes checked as US markets were closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The...

Thirteen people have been injured, two seriously, when a train derailed near the southwestern French city of Limoges after hitting a trailer, police...

Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel called team rider Alberto Contador of Spain his number one (AAP) Who really has a chance of winning this year's yellow jersey at the Tour de France became a shade...

The Vatican has opened the path to the beatification of 19th-century English cardinal John Henry Newman and Palestinian nun Maria Ghattas following decrees signed by Pope Benedict...