Johannesberg: South Africa’s government announced the suspension of a slew of officials and military personnel on Friday, as it tried to limit the political and diplomatic fallout from a lavish India

A military investigation says up to a dozen US service members brought women, likely prostitutes, to their hotel rooms in Colombia, shortly before President Barack Obama arrived in the country for an

The Vatican on Saturday confirmed the arrest of Pope Benedict XVI's butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to the media.

There was disbelie

In a reprieve for Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan Parliament's Speaker on Thursday ruled out his disqualification in the wake of his conviction for contempt by the Supreme Court for refusing to r

Dismissing opposition charges that led to an uproar in Parliament yet again, the government Monday denied any wrongdoing in granting clearance to the Rs.4,000 crore Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006, particul

Women protesters and rights groups on Wednesday accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on demonstrations, reviving allegations they are using abus

A British judge jailed two men on Tuesday for a scheme to defraud the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) of 2.3 million pounds.

Abayomi Olowo, 48, was jailed for four and a half years after being foun

Two more Secret Service officers quit over a sex scandal that tarnished the image of the elite protection agency, as President Barack Obama branded those involved as "knuckle heads."

A third agent h

Strippers in nun costumes danced in front of Silvio Berlusconi at his villa, a witness on Monday told a Milan court where the former Italian prime minister is on trial for allegedly having sex with an

The scandal convulsing the Indian telecoms market threatens to deter foreign companies from investing there and could call into question the business case for expanding into emerging markets in genera