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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In yet another sign of significant recovery during a remarkable week, the gravely wounded US Representative Gabrielle Giffords has been upgraded from critical to...
