Sixteen people including civilians and policemen have been killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the police said.

The English flag hoisted over British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Downing Street office for the World Cup was lowered on Monday, hours after the nation’s crushing 4-1 defeat by Germany.

Iceland Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir married her long-time partner on Sunday as a new law legalising homosexual marriages came into force.

Debt-ridden Americans can no longer “borrow and buy” the world’s way toward prosperity, US President Barack Obama said on Sunday, warning new drivers of growth were needed to fuel global recovery.

At least 150 people have been buried or trapped in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in southwest China on Monday, state media reported.

Voters in Kyrgyzstan overwhelmingly backed a new Constitution in a controversial referendum slammed by Russia as risking a resurgence of unrest after deadly ethnic clashes, according to results on Mon

North Korea said on Monday it would bolster its nuclear weaponry with an unspecified new method in response to what it called US hostility and recent developments.

Iran on Monday accused the US Central Intelligence Agency of waging psychological warfare against it through “fake reports,” saying the CIA knows Tehran’s nuclear programme has no military aims.

Ashwell Prince maintained some of the momentum as South Africa suffered a lower-order batting collapse in the third and final Test against the West Indies here on Monday.

English commentators launched scathing attacks Monday on their football team’s dire performance against Germany which ended the country’s World Cup hopes, as calls mounted for Fabio Capello to quit.