Thailand and Cambodia took their dispute over land around a flashpoint temple to the UN’s highest court today, in a case Phnom Penh warned could end friendly relations between the countries.

India’s inflation unexpectedly slipped to below six per cent for the first time in nearly three and half years, official data showed on Monday, fanning hopes of fresh interest rate cuts.

Nelson Mandela is recovering well at home after being released from hospital earlier this month, his wife Graca Machel said today.

Vatican City, April 13: Pope Francis on Saturday set up a group of cardinals to advise him on church governance and study reforms, marking his first step toward reforming the Catholic Church’s opaque administration.

A US actress who sued the owners of the IMDb film industry online database for revealing her real age vowed Friday to appeal after her lawsuit was rejected.

The retrial of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak begins today in Cairo, with the fate of the ousted strongman largely eclipsed by the deadly turmoil and economic woes gripping the country.

Scientists in the United States have developed a method to make a disembodied brain transparent, allowing them to study the organ’s intricate wiring without having to slice it up.

France is marking the 70th anniversary of the world-loved The Little Prince with a host of special editions, including a new biography of its author, native son Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Britain was printing invitations Thursday for 2,000 people for the funeral of Margaret Thatcher, ranging from all surviving US Presidents and British PMs to celebrities like Top Gear host Jeremy Clar

Britain has decided not to invite Argentine President Cristina Kirchner to the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Downing Street said today, in a sign of the still bitter dispute over the Falkland Islands.