The White House today said it took a new warning from North Korea that it was in a state of war with South Korea seriously, but said Pyongyang’s threats were following a familiar pattern.

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he felt a little “insulted and humiliated” standing before a judge in a Karachi court, where he appeared to seek extension of his pre-arrest bail in a series of cases.

Stressing that America’s relationship with Africa should not merely be that of a donor-recipient, US President Barack Obama extended a hand of partnership to the African leaders, calling for stability in the continent to harness it’s potential to the fullest.

Same-sex marriage takes center stage today as the US Supreme Court starts hearing oral arguments on the divisive issue in a landmark case.

Arab nations and Turkey, helped by the CIA, have dramatically increased military aid to Syrian rebels in recent months, The New York Times reported today.

All rocky planets develop liquid-water oceans shortly after forming, suggesting that alien worlds potentially teeming with life may be common throughout the universe, a new study has found.

Despite the recent series of economic reform being pushed by the Indian government, US investors and officials have told a visiting top Indian official that doing business in India is “messy”.

US President Barack Obama’s efforts to broker peace between Israel and Turkey - the two key allies of America in the region - have been hailed by the media here as a major diplomatic victory.

Greeting Iranians on the occasion Nowruz, US President Barack Obama, has said that it is now time for Iran to take “immediate and meaningful steps” to reduce tensions and work towards an “enduring, long-term settlement” of the nuclear issue.

Scientists are developing a needle-free vaccine, which targets the bacteria responsible for nearly one half of all ear infections, and gets absorbed through the skin via a small, dime-sized patch.