New York, July 17 (PTI) The World Health Organisation is
seeking to expand the role it plays in responding to
emergencies like that of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.

Kuala Lumpur, July 16 (PTI) Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was Wednesday arrested by police from his home in a sodomy case, replaying scenes from a decade ago when he was jailed on simil

Beijing, July 16 (PTI) Nearly 8,100 couples have so far booked to obtain a wedding licence on August eight, the opening day of Beijing Olympics and a number considered lucky by the Chinese.

London, July 16 (PTI) Former Gurkha soldiers who have accused the British government of racial discrimination have won the right to challenge in the High Court the decision to deny them permission

Dubai, July 16 (PTI) N.T.P.C.

Washington, July 16 (PTI) Taking a dig at the stance of his rival Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Republican nominee Senator John McCain said that Pakistan must be a part of the American regi

New York, July 16 (PTI) Americans are sharply divided on racial lines heading into the first presidential election in which an African-American will be the major party nominee, a new poll shows.

Melbourne, July 16 (PTI) The New Zealand-based A.N.Z.
National bank will soon be outsourcing its 238 backoffice jobs to India.

New Delhi, July 15 (PTI) Petroleum Ministry is planning a second round of media blitzkrieg to explain the strategic importance of nuclear energy, which Oil Minister Murli Deora said, would help red

New York, Jul 15 (PTI) The organisers of the IIT-Bombay Golden Jubilee conference here have rejected criticism by an organisation working with people affected by the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy for acc