For a nation that brought us everything from Beethoven to lederhosen, it seems joke is no laughing matter.

Yes, Germany has been named the least funny country in the world.

The survey of 30,000 peop

The deadly E. Coli outbreak could have been spread by terrorists, say doctors, who add that rogue groups may have deliberately implanted the killer germ into fresh produce. Though Germany has been the

The Duchess of Cambridge will train for a fixed wing licence in Anglesey, where her husband William is an RAF helicopter pilot.

Both he and his brother are qualified instructors but Harry offered to

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has become something of a hero to women in his home country after he banned men from working in lingerie shops.

King Abdullah, 87, issued the decree to end ‘embarrassmen

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director A.P. Singh will on Tuesday appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G scam. This follows the appearance of comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai before the committee last week.

A 15-year-old Australian boy is set to be sentenced for murder over Indian accountancy graduate Nitin Garg’s fatal stabbing in Melbourne last year.

Twenty-one-year-old Garg was stabbed to death in Cr

The newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will soon be shifting to their ‘starter home’ at Kensington Palace, where Prince William and Prince Harry once lived with their late mother, Princess Di

The French government has said it will ban the use of the words 'Facebook'and 'Twitter' on television or radio programs.

President Nicolas Sarkozy's colleagues have agreed to uphold a 1992 decree, w

An American man has been issued a citation on charges of disorderly conduct for paying a disputed medical bill of 25 dollars in 2,500 pennies.

Jason West, 38, has been punished with a fine of as much

A man who finally beat his 15-year phobia of air travel was barred from boarding a celebratory flight, because his passport was bent at the edge.

Greg Howe, 37, underwent hours of therapy sessions an