International police authorities said on Tuesday that two Iranians known to have used stolen passports to board the Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared on Saturday were unlikely to be linked to terrorist groups, echoing an assessment by the Malaysian ...

Thailand, which came into spotlight after it emerged that two unknown passengers on vanished Malaysia Airlines flight used passports stolen in the kingdom, today said the documents stolen last year were never used by the suspects to leave the country.

Nokia on Monday launched the X series of smartphones running on Google's Android operating system. Priced at Rs 8,599, the X entry model starts selling from the day of the launch. The X+ and XL in the series, the other two models also unveiled on ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Sunday asked Malaysia to continue search for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with 239 people on board. Every minute counts as the plane has lost contact for about 40 hours, Xinhua quoted Wang telling his ...

A former girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius has testified at his murder trial that the Paralympian had once fired his gun from his car sunroof after becoming angry with police. An emotional day in court then climaxed with testimony from a security guard shocked to find ...

Wonder how many viewers would be interested in another version of the oft repeated history of ancient Greece? It's the story of how the Persian King Xerxes, with over 1,000 ships in his fleet, could have easily conquered the divided Greeks in Circa 480 BC.

US President Barack Obama has said that Russia's actions are in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and suggested that there is a diplomatic solution that would protect the interest of both Russia and Ukraine and end the worst East-West stand-off since the ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has clicked the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid, which has fragmented into as many as ten smaller pieces. Although fragile comet nuclei have been seen to fall apart as they approach the Sun, nothing like ...

India focused mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources today appointed Tom Albanese as its new chief executive from April 1. The former head of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto plc will replace Mahendra Singh Mehta, the CEO of both Vedanta ...

There is bad news for middle-aged people who love to eat lots of meat, milk and cheese. They are four times more likely to die of cancer than someone with a low-protein diet, said researchers. Those who eat lots of protein from animal sources are also more ...

John Travolta is upset about his embarrassing gaffe at the Oscars where he pronounced Idina Menzel as Adele Dazeem while introducing her at the 86th Academy Awards. The 'Pulp Fiction star, however, hopes that the Broadway star would forgive him for ...

Putin said that the pro-Russian former government in Kiev was illegally overthrown and that ousted Ukrainian president asked him for military help. According to the Washington Post, Putin asserted that the troops wearing unmarked uniforms in Ukraine's ...

Eating a diet rich in animal proteins during middle age can make you four times more likely to die of cancer - almost as deadly as smoking, a new study has warned. Researchers from the University of Southern California studied 6,318 adults over the age of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country will use military force in Ukraine as a last resort. The remarks from Putin were apparently intended to ease East-West tension over fears of war in the former Soviet republic. According to China Daily, Putin ...

Social media giant Facebook is reportedly eyeing a drone manufacturer for its mission to provide Internet access worldwide. Facebook is set to acquire Titan Aerospace for a speculated 60 million dollars as part of Internet.org, an initiative launched by ...

President Barack Obama called German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the next course of action by the US and its international allies. It is part of the US effort to galvanise international support against Russian military action ...

An Egyptian court today banned the activities of the Palestinian militant Hamas group that rules the neighbouring Gaza Strip and ordered its assets seized, a judicial source said. Hamas denounced the move, which it said "serves the (Israeli) occupation."

A large ancient virus that lied dormant in the Siberian permafrost for at least 30,000 years has sprung back to life after French scientists revived it in the laboratory. The virus, found buried 30m down in the frozen ground, poses no danger to humans or animals, ...

As Australia pummels its team to an inexorable defeat, South Africa's highly-regarded captain Graeme Smith will call it quits from international cricket, at the end of a series that exposed his position as South African cricket's go-to leader. Cricket-mad Sydney ...

Decision by the Group of Eight (G8) to suspend preparations for the summit due in Russia this summer is groundless, the Russian foreign ministry said Monday. "This decision is not only deficient politically, it also contradicts the principals of constructive ...