Al-Qaeda has named Ayman al-Zawahiri as its new chief following the killing of long-time leader Osama bin Laden by US commandos in May 2 raid in Pakistan, the jihadists said in a statement today.

An Indian for nearly five months has been chained to a hospital bed after he was arrested in a forgery case and is waiting to be deported back home, a report said on Wednesday.

Ram Pradip Mali was br

A former United Arab Emirates football player has been sentenced to death in stabbing another man to death during a 2008 brawl.

The Gulf News reports that the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court handed down the

Thousands of Shiite Bahrainis rallied Saturday answering a call from their largest opposition group, Al-Wefaq, in the first demonstration since a mid-march crackdown on Shiite-led pro-democracy protes

A general who has sided with anti-regime protests said in an interview published on Saturday that Yemen will be safer without embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh in its fight against Al Qaeda.

Former Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan feels that his decision to quit international cricket after World Cup was a correct one as he left on a high having finished as highest wicket-taker

State Bank of India (SBI) is set to commence operations in Saudi Arabia in the next four to six weeks, a senior bank official has said.

Malayalam matinee idol Mohanlal is set to become the latest Indian celebrity to add the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, to his address.

Former Australia batsman David Boon will replace retiring compatriot Alan Hurst on the elite panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) match referees.

Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in U.S. ally Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage holy war, a local newspaper reported on Sund