Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has signed the papers for the release of the former army chief Sarath Fonseka from jail prior to his departure to Qatar. […]

The quake, which initially registered at magnitude 6.3, was centered 22 miles (35 km) north-northwest of Bologna in northern Italy at a relatively shallow depth of 6.3 miles (10 km), the USGS said. […]

Amidst renewed calls to the David Cameron government to review recent curbs on student visas, the British universities have reported a significant fall in applications for courses from India for the forthcoming academic year starting September-October. […]

The Pakistan Navy completed the establishment of a new Naval Strategic Force Command, described by the military as the custodian of the country's nuclear second strike capability. […]

Leaders of the G-8 countries have asked North Korea to refrain from any provocative actions like missile launch and comply with its international obligations. […]

The Chicago Police have arrested three individuals on charges of allegedly plotting terrorist attacks during the NATO Summit in the city, which begins today. […]

A car bomb blew up at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, killing nine people, an attack that Syria said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot. […]

A suicide attack on a police checkpost in southeastern Afghanistan today killed at least nine people, three of them policemen, an official said. […]

Tens of thousands of Taiwanese rallied in Taipei on Saturday to voice their anger at President Ma Ying-jeou over a spate of controversial policies, on the eve of his inauguration for a second term. […]

Hitting out at the Samajwadi Party government over alleged "anti-Dalit" activities, BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said it was ordering probes into the works done during her tenure in Uttar Pradesh due to "political vendetta". […]