New York investigators are questioning why the Sofitel hotel in New York waited an hour to call police after International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the hotel in a hurry on Satur

India's key social development programmes, which have formed the core election promises of the ruling Congress party at a cost of over 2 per cent of its GDP, are failing to effectively tackle widespre

The wife and daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crossed the border into Tunisia, a Tunisian security source said, but it was unclear whether they were on a diplomatic mission or seeking safe ha

Japan's economy shrank much more than expected in the first quarter and slipped into recession after the triple blow of the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit business and consumer spend

Nicolas Sarkozy’s father was quoted by a German newspaper on Tuesday as saying the French President’s wife, Carla Bruni, is expecting a child, confirming the subject of weeks of speculation.

Russian police said on Tuesday they had detained a man who was caught eating an acquaintance's liver.

Police tracked down the suspect after a trail of severed body parts including limbs and a head we

May 18: The government has decided to end a tax incentive scheme for exporters on June 30, the revenue secretary said on Wednesday, as the export industry in the Indian economy was doing well and need

Pakistan has launched four separate probes into Osama bin Laden's life and death on Pakistani soil, US Senator John Kerry said on Tuesday, adding that Pakistan's intelligence chief has promised to tell him if it turns out someone in his agency knew Bin Laden was there.

Flamboyant popstar Lady Gaga ditched the music and switched to the media on Monday with a stint as a guest editor at the London headquarters of the global free newspaper network Metro.

Donald Trump will not be adding the White House to his luxury resort holdings. The Donald on Monday took himself off the 2012 Republican presidential candidate list.

The wealthy real estate magnate w