ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday reached the Parliament House as a session of the National Assembly went underway. Nawaz Sharif is expected to take the National Assembly into confidence in his address about his government's ...

Israeli warplanes struck and killed at least two high-ranking Hamas military commanders early on Thursday morning, as Israel's war in the Gaza Strip appeared to enter a new phase of targeted killings of the group's top leaders. The Islamist group said that ...

Protestors retreat from tear gas after marching toward police in Ferguson, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push ...

Hayden Panettiere has confirmed that she is expecting her first child with her fiancé, boxer Wladimir Klitschko. The Nashville star revealed the pregnancy while taking part in the Ice Bucket Challenge by nominating her unborn child as one of the next ...

Manchester United completed the €20-million signing of Argentina World Cup defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday with Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal hailing the 24-year-old as a "gifted" player. Rojo signed a five-year contract after ...

DONETSK, Ukraine - After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made a significant push Wednesday into rebel-held territory, claiming control over a large part of the separatist stronghold of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the ...

DONETSK, Ukraine - After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made a significant push Wednesday into rebel-held territory, claiming control over a large part of the separatist stronghold of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the ...

SEEMS there's barely a celebrity left who hasn't completed the Ice Bucket Challenge. Everyone from Bill Gates to Oprah Winfrey, from Zac Efron to Iggy Azalea has taken part in the online craze, getting dumped over the head with a bucket of ice-cold water ...

An Israeli air strike killed three senior Hamas military commanders in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the Islamist group said, the clearest sign yet Israel is focusing its assault on those leading attacks from the Palestinian enclave. The Israeli military had no ...

Italian soccer federation (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio is to face a disciplinary investigation by European soccer's governing body over allegedly racist remarks made during his election campaign, UEFA said yesterday. Tavecchio, who was elected FIGC ...

A-list celebs like Lady Gaga, Chris Pratt are among many more who have taken on the Ice Bucket Challenge. Gaga recently posted her video via Instagram, where she is dressed in a leather leotard and doesn't speak a word, though she nominated Adele, ...

US forces tried to rescue James Foley and other hostages held by Islamic State militants during a recent secret mission in Syria, said officials, but the captives were nowhere to be found. News. It was revealed that US forces exchanged gunfire with IS during ...

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sought to reassure the people of Ferguson about the investigation into the shooting death of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer and said he understands why many black Americans do not trust police, recalling how ...

A Palestinian man surveys damage after another night of air strikes on Gaza. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters. Three of Hamas's most senior military commanders have been killed in pre-dawn air strikes on Rafa in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Afghanistan ordered a New York Times correspondent yesterday to leave the country in 24 hours and barred him from returning over a story he wrote saying that a group of officials were considering seizing power because of the impasse over who won its ...

Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) -- When night falls, it's pitch dark on Ellison Drive, except for one street light shining on three school children shooting hoops. Protest chants for justice for Michael Brown echo over from a block away. The three have heard them for ...

US Special Operation Forces launched a secret raid in Syria at the direction of President Barack Obama to rescue journalist James Foley and other Americans held hostage by Islamic State militants, but the "complicated" mission failed and the rescue team ...

The United States has urged Afghanistan to reverse a decision to deport a U.S. reporter. Afghanistan's Attorney General's Office said on August 20 that Matthew Rosenberg had 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an ...

The United States has urged Afghanistan to reverse a decision to deport a U.S. reporter. Afghanistan's Attorney General's Office said on August 20 that Matthew Rosenberg had 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an ...

The UN health agency also warned in its announcement that "countries are beginning to experience supply shortages, including fuel, food, and basic supplies." PTI. Monrovia (Liberia), Aug 20 (AP): The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has ...