More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen, opposition activists said.

India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile, with a strike range of 700 km, as part of the Army's user trial from a test range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.

Days of heated diplomacy at Southeast Asian talks ended in failure on Friday as deep splits over China prevented the ASEAN grouping from issuing its customary joint statement for the first time.

Intimate pictures of Prince William and Kate Middleton on their honeymoon have been made public by an Australian magazine, causing an outrage in the British royal family.

Pakistan's Supreme Court today set July 25 deadline for Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf to approach Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, triggering a fresh political crisis over the issue which had cost his predecessor his job.

A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people outside a police academy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, dramatically exposing the government's vulnerability to al Qaeda-linked insurgents despite a U.S.-backed offensive against them.

A video clip showing former Lok Sabha Speaker and President hopeful P.A. Sangma exhorting people to join NCP was on Thursday aired at the party's Rashtravadi Yuvati Congress rally in Osmanabad in Maharashtra.

Pop star Lady Gaga raised her middle finger to the swarming paparazzi waiting for her at LAX airport recently.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) cut its growth forecasts for developing Asia on Thursday, saying financial and economic problems in Europe and the United States had cut demand for exports, although Southeast Asia remained a bright spot.

A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Sibbi has issued arrest warrants for former President Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Balochistan former chief minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Balochistan former Governor Awais Ahmed Ghani and other accused nominated in the Akbar Bugti murder case .