Scientists at the CERN physics research centre said on Tuesday they had found signs of — although not yet conclusively discovered — the Higgs boson, an elementary particle which is the missing link in the Standard Model of physics.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held a rare meeting on Tuesday with Syrian opposition figures as the Obama administration returned its top envoy to Damascus after he was recalled six week

An international team of scientists in Italy studying the same neutrino particles colleagues say appear to have travelled faster than light rejected the startling finding this weekend, saying their te

India, which has one of the highest population of HIV-infected people in Asia, has witnessed a decline in new infections by a significant 56 per cent from the epidemic's peak in 1996, with other Asian

FIFA president Sepp Blatter faced a wave of criticism on Wednesday after downplaying racism on the soccer field, saying players involved in such clashes should settle things with a handshake.

His com

The Sun-Drop Diamond of South Africa, a giant pear-shaped yellow gem weighing 110.3 carats, has sold for more than $10.9 million at auction Tuesday, beating previous records for a jewel of its type.

The Sun-Drop Diamond of South Africa, a giant pear-shaped yellow gem weighing 110.3 carats, has sold for more than $10.9 million at auction Tuesday, beating previous records for a jewel of its type.

A James Bond Rolex watch complete with a buzz saw and a hyper-intensified magnetic field to deflect bullets will come up for auction in Geneva on Monday, said Christie's.

"The watch is unique. It is

More than 3,500 people have been killed in the Syrian regime's brutal crackdown on dissent, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday, deploring the slaughter that went on despite a peace plan.

"The

North Korean and US negotiators met on Monday for direct talks aimed at reviving long-stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations.

The US team led by outgoing special representative Stephen Bosworth, as