Washington: U.S. commanders moved ships and planes closer to Libya on Monday, but analysts said military action against Muammar Gaddafi was unlikely even as Washington steps up its rhetoric against th

Tripoli: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were massed in the west of the country on Tuesday, residents said, and the United States said it was moving warships and air forces closer to Lib

New Delhi: Indian Oil Corp, the country's biggest fuel retailer, said on Tuesday there was a need to raise petrol prices, a day after the federal budget failed to announce any measures to stem revenue

Tripoli: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi deployed forces to a western border area on Tuesday in defiance of Western military and economic pressure, raising fears that one of the bloodiest Arab revolts m

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's embattled government will likely boost spending on social programmes in a populist Budget on Monday, even as India is threatened with a potentially ballooning subsidy bill for food and fuel.

Cairo: Egypt's public prosecutor has issued an order imposing a travel ban on former President Hosni Mubarak and his family while complaints against them are being investigated, a prosecutor's spokesm

Tripoli: Rebels downed a military aircraft on Monday as they fought a government bid to take back Libya's third city, a witness said, while foreign ministers discussed how to help them oust Muammar Ga

Berlin: Heidi, Germany's cross-eyed celebrity opossum, came up one pick short of perfectly predicting top awards at the Oscars, incorrectly tipping '127 Hours' to win best picture, which instead went

Feb. 27: An online call for anti-government protests across China on Sunday instead brought an emphatic show of force by the police determined to deter any buds of the kind of unrest that has shaken W

Colombo: Some almost comical fielding not to mention hilarious batting mix-ups could not disguise the very serious threat Pakistan are starting to pose at the World Cup after silencing a Sri Lankan cr