Thailand's army chief will chair a meeting on Wednesday between representatives from both sides of the country's bitter political divide, a day after declaring martial law, a military spokesperson said. General Prayut Chan-O-Cha called the meeting between ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after signing bilateral agreements ahead of the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit, in Shanghai yesterday. Photo: Reuters.

Ahmedabad: A day after President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India, the BJP strongman will submit his resignation as Gujarat chief minister to the Governor at 3 pm on Wednesday. 11:00 am:Modi reaches Gujarat ...

Google celebrated the birthday of celebrated British fossil hunter Mary Anning with a special doodle. Born on May 21 1799, she became famous for important discoveries in the Jurassic marine fossil beds at Lyme Regis in Dorset. The Doodle showed her ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc will launch its online movie and TV subscription service later this year in France, Germany and four other European countries, in a major push into new markets. The other new countries Netflix will enter in late 2014 are ...

CHICAGO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. (GM) announced Tuesday to recall an additional 2.42 million vehicles in four separate recalls in U.S., bringing its yearly recall total to 15.2 million units worldwide. Affected vehicles include 2009-2014 Buick ...

In an isolated Christian cemetery, surrounded by the dead, Hanna Nasser's lost past suddenly came alive. “Every time I am upset or have some pain in my heart, I come here to relax,” said Mr Hanna, 76, standing at the graveside of his late mother and other ...

People who use e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking are 60 per cent more likely to end the habit than those who try to stop smoking with the help of nicotine patches, or gum, or just using willpower, according to research published today. The efforts of more ...