A 14-year-old Dutch girl will set off on Saturday on a controversial attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, her representatives said.

Laura Dekker's ambition of complet

Cairo, Aug. 20: A Saudi judge has asked several hospitals in the country whether they could damage a man’s spinal cord as punishment after he was convicted of attacking another man with a cleaver and

Aug. 19: A new poll has found one in five Americans mistakenly believes that President Barack Obama is Muslim, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Despite Mr Obama’s attendance in church and his

Aug. 19: The last US combat brigade pulled out of Iraq at dawn on Thursday, a key milestone in the withdrawal of American forces more than seven years after the US-led invasion that ousted dictator Sa

A deputy commander for an Al Qaida linked insurgent group was apprehended in an overnight operation in eastern Afghanistan that claimed the life of a woman, Nato said on Friday.

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A hijack threat halted an American Airlines flight just before takeoff, leaving the New York-bound jet sitting on the tarmac for several hours while it was searched and passengers were removed for ext

Police are investigating the accident that killed celebrity plastic surgeon Dr Frank Ryan, including whether texting or tweeting may have played a role.

"We haven't confirmed anything regarding the c

Tehran, Aug. 17: An Iranian fighter jet crashed on Tuesday in southern Iran near the country’s nuclear power plant that is to start up over the weekend, a semi-official news agency reported.

The two

London, Aug. 17: England captain Andrew Strauss believes the final two Tests against Pakistan could provide his bowlers with a vital challenge ahead of the Ashes against Australia. The placid batting

A court has ordered one of Venezuela's leading newspapers to stop publishing photographs depicting blood, guns and other violent images and warned it could face a hefty fine for having published a pho