A Russian soldier accused of killing a family of seven in Armenia, including two children, went on trial for desertion Wednesday at a Russian army base in the former Soviet state. Conscript soldier Valery

Around 60 migrants are missing in waters off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday after interviewing survivors who were picked up from their stricken craft. An Italian corvette, the Fenice, picked

Pakistani security forces said Wednesday they had foiled a plot to bomb Independence Day celebrations in Karachi after arresting a Taliban gang in the city. Militants had been planning to detonate a van loaded

The hot and humid weather is likely to continue for another two months, the weather bureau said yesterday. The weather in Qatar normally begins turning pleasant by the middle or end of September, but

Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani with outgoing German Ambassador Angelika Storz-Chakarji at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. He wished the diplomat success in her future missions.  

Medical examiners found no evidence to prove the allegation that blues legend B.B. King was poisoned before he died of natural causes in May, according to autopsy findings. Tests conducted after two of the

Buckingham Palace has expressed its disappointment with a tabloid newspaper for publishing images of a young Queen Elizabeth II performing a Nazi salute together with her family in 1933, the year Adolf Hitler came

BRIDGEHAMPTON, New York: Dave Chappelle’s return to the comedy stage comes at a racially charged time in the U.S. But the comedian, who has never shied away from racial issues, says that’s just a

Under oath in a hotel – away from the TV cameras and the soapbox where he did his public moralizing – Bill Cosby sketched a very different image of America’s Dad: a philanderer who

Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown’s departure from Manila has been delayed because of fraud allegations against him and his promoter for a canceled concert last New Year’s eve. The recording artist and his promoter