As the world marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide on April 6, the macabre human remains of that terrible massacre have become grim stations of the cross on the tourist circuit in the otherwise magnificently beautiful country -- just ...

Crude prices dropped in Asian trade today after rebels agreed to reopen two of the four blockaded oil terminals in eastern Libya, analysts said. New York's main contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery dropped 26 cents to $100.88 a barrel in ...

Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone will launch in India on 11 April. The price for the device is not yet out and according to Samsung it is likely to be between Rs 51,000 to 53,000. The S5 has hit the headlines once again thanks to two new anti-theft features that ...

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger conceded his team face an uphill battle to achieve a 17th straight year of Champions League qualification, after the Gunners were convincingly beaten at Goodison Park yesterday. Everton are now just one point behind ...

UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (Bernama) -- United Nations secretary- general Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated Afghans on last Saturday's historic presidential and provincial council elections, calling them "an important step forward in Afghanistan's first ...

UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (Bernama) -- United Nations secretary- general Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated Afghans on last Saturday's historic presidential and provincial council elections, calling them "an important step forward in Afghanistan's first ...

The U.K. Royal Navy ship HMS Echo is on its way to assist the Chinese vessel Haixun 01, above. Reuters. MELBOURNE, Australia—The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continued Monday with a U.K. military vessel en route to check out signals detected ...

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara played their last T20 international in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 against India, which Sri Lanka won to lift their maiden title. Press Trust of India | Last updated on Monday, 07 April 2014 08:33 Print font ...

Pro-Russian activists clash with police at the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine. A large group of people surged into the provincial government building on Sunday and smashed windows. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge. DONETSK, Ukraine ...

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said it will buy generic drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, which has hit regulatory snags in its key US market over quality issues, in an all-share deal with total equity value of $3.2 billion. Ranbaxy, India's No.1 ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan felicitated the people and government of Afghanistan on Sunday for successfully completing the election process and hoped that it would pave the way for peace in the region. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in a statement that taking ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan felicitated the people and government of Afghanistan on Sunday for successfully completing the election process and hoped that it would pave the way for peace in the region. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in a statement that taking ...

KIEV: More than 100 pro-Russian protesters yesterday stormed the regional government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and hung up a Russian flag in defiance of Kiev's pro-European government. Dozens of protesters also stormed the ...

KIEV: More than 100 pro-Russian protesters yesterday stormed the regional government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and hung up a Russian flag in defiance of Kiev's pro-European government. Dozens of protesters also stormed the ...

Kumar Sangakkara shone in his 20-over International swansong to help Sri Lanka break their jinx and lift a maiden World Twenty20 title with a comfortable six-wicket victory over former champions India on Sunday. The departing duo of Sangakkara (52 not ...

Top PLO figure says preparations underway to apply for membership in more int'l bodies; after late-night meeting between negotiators, Palestinian sources tell AFP "Israelis threatened Palestinians, no solution to crisis found." Netanyahu and Abbas Photo: ...

Top PLO figure says preparations underway to apply for membership in more int'l bodies; after meeting between negotiators, Palestinian sources tell AFP "Israelis threatened Palestinians." Netanyahu and Abbas Photo: REUTERS. Last-ditch efforts between ...

PERTH, April 7 (Bernama) -- The search for a missing Malaysian airliner entered its 31st day today, with 12 aircraft and 14 ships expected to scour an area of 234,000 sq km in the southern Indian Ocean. The search teams are expected to follow up on the ...

Pretoria: Oscar Pistorius is due to begin giving evidence in his own defence in a South Africa court this week, as the "trial of the century" enters its second act. The state has presented a compelling case that he killed Reeva Steenkamp in cold blood. Here are ...

Twenty years ago, Rwanda was engulfed in chaos: its leaders assassinated, its peoples at war, its neighbours killing each other, and the country plunging into a 100-day genocide as the world turned its back. Today Rwanda is perhaps the most stable and ...