Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said on Tuesday that his bid to secure international recognition for a Palestinian state was no "stunt" and would contribute to peace efforts with Israel.

Actress Penelope Cruz doesn't like invasion of her privacy and says she wants to raise her newborn son away from the prying eyes of media. "I want my son — and my kids if I have more — to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible.

Taking steps to ensure that its frontline stealth technology does not pass onto hostile hands, the US has drawn an assurance from Pakistan to return the tail of one of the helicopters that crashed wh

After two consecutive years of decline, the pay package for top American executives saw a growth of 28 per cent in 2010, with the bonus payout component witnessing the maximum growth, says executive c

International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested for allegedly sodomizing a Manhattan hotel maid, a media report said.

Strauss-Kahn, 62, was on Saturday hauled off an Air France

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn vowed on Sunday to fight charges of assaulting a hotel chambermaid, amid an explosive sex scandal likely to bury his dreams of becoming the next French president.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested for allegedly sodomizing a Manhattan hotel maid, a media report said.

Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend, Bar Refaeli have finally called it quits.

Google Inc is close to settling a US criminal investigation into allegations it made money by accepting ads from online pharmacies that break US laws, says a media report.

A 10-year-old Californian boy, brought up amid a neo-Nazi group, has been charged with murder of his white supremacist father.

The boy, whose name has been withheld, allegedly shot dead his father Je