New york, Oct. 22: The Moon, at least at the bottom of a deep, dark cold crater near its south pole, seems to be wetter than the Sahara, scientists reported on Friday.

In lunar terms, that is an oas

Kabul, Oct. 20: Talks to end the war in Afghanistan involve extensive, face-to-face discussions with the Taliban commanders from the highest levels of the group’s leadership, who are secretly leaving

Washington, Oct. 19: As Pakistani civilian and military leaders arrive here this week for high-level meetings, the US will try to mend a relationship badly damaged by the American military’s tough new

BEIJING, Oct. 19: China’s central bank unexpectedly announ-ced on Tuesday that it would raise interest rates for the first time in nearly three years, apparently in the hopes of dampening inflation an

New York, Oct. 11: Worries over Internet privacy have spurred lawsuits and consumer anxiety as marketers invent new ways to track computer users on the Internet. But the alarmists have not seen anythi

New York, With many Americans seized by anxiety about the country’s economic decline, candidates from both political parties have suddenly found a new villain to run against: China.

From the marquee

Beijing, Oct. 8: Mr Liu Xiaobo, an impassioned literary critic, political essayist and democracy advocate repeatedly jailed by the Chinese government for his writings, won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize o

Washington, Oct. 8: Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to guard American military bases in Afghanistan, exposing United

New York, Oct. 2: Mr Rick Sanchez, an anchor at CNN, was fired on Friday, a day after he told a radio interviewer that Mr Jon Stewart was a bigot and that “everybody that runs CNN is a lot like Stewar

New York, Sept. 21: The United State’s economy has lost more jobs than it has added since the recovery began over a year ago.

Yes, you read that correctly.

The downturn officially ended, and the rec