Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance is the first country in Europe to ban publicly a form of dress some Muslims regard as a religious duty.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMoulvi Showkat Ahmed Shah was nearing the mosque when the bomb went off. At least one other person was hurt.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of people have joined Mr Hazares protest. In recent months India has been rocked by a string of corruption scandals.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the crippled Fukushima nuclear power station workers briefly retreated to a quake-proof shelter. The plants operator later said there was no sign...
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Europe-wide study of 363,988 people reported in the British Medical Journal found one in 10 of all cancers in men and one...
Reading Time: 2 minutesRear Adm Russ Harding said that until Thursdays incident, Nato had not been aware that rebel troops had started to use tanks.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll the patients had consumed snacks made from buckwheat flour. A mill in the northern state of Rajasthan has been traced as...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe move comes after Mr Goldstone retracted key findings of his UN report which accused Israel of targeting civilians during its 22-day...
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith Muslim religious leaders boycotting the event, only politicians or representatives of other faiths took part in the three-hour, round-table discussion at a...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ADB also said that stronger economic links between developing countries could offset reduced demand for goods and services from recession-hit richer countries.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf Nato waited another week to intervene, the besieged citys people faced extermination, he told reporters in the de facto rebel capital Benghazi.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTepco said it had injected chemical agents to solidify soil near a cracked pit that was the source of the leak.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe meeting also dealt with issues of freedom of movement between the two banks of the Nistru / Dniestr river, guarantees in...
Reading Time: 3 minutesB-1/B-2 visas are the most common nonimmigrant visas used for temporary entry into the United States. B-1 visas are typically used for business-related...
Reading Time: 2 minutesLibya is Africas third largest oil producer, but exports have dried up since the anti-Gaddafi uprising.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaiti is struggling to rebuild after the January 2010 earthquake and to cope with a cholera epidemic.