Eighteen people were killed when an explosion ripped through a minibus travelling in a militant-infested area of north-western Pakistan, police said.There were conflicting reports...
The leader of Hezbollah has defended the decision to bring down Lebanon's Western-backed government, saying the Shiite militant group did so without resorting to...
BP has been given its first-ever oil exploration permits off the Australian coast, but the government said the energy giant will have to demonstrate...
In yet another sign of significant recovery during a remarkable week, the gravely wounded US Representative Gabrielle Giffords has been upgraded from critical to...
The Pope has picked a Protestant to head the Vatican's sciences academy.Benedict XVI chose Werner Arber, a Swiss molecular biologist who shared the Nobel...
A US state has unwittingly started a legal debate with an advertising campaign urging drinkers to get a lift home.Montana's Department of Transportation issued...
