The problem of price rise (inflation) posing major hardship for both public and reigning Bapus as well, leading to massive anguish among the populace, in particular among the downtrodden. The causes for such massive price rise manifold and among them...

Pope Benedict called on Thursday for the earth to be protected for future generations, saying the world had been “scarred” with erosion and deforestation and its oceans squandered to fuel an insatiable consumption.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry insisted Saturday that its nuclear proliferation case was closed, a day after the disgraced architect of its atomic program claimed the army under President Musharraf helped spread the technology.

The guard, Shepherd Yuda, filmed the vote-rigging at his jail in a production for Guardian Films.

Pensioners have seen the cost of the goods and services they use rise by 36% in the past decade, said life insurer Clerical Medical.

The Group of Eight nations, holding their annual summit in Japan starting Monday, have always been a club for the world’s biggest and brightest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it’s time the clubhouse doors swing open to some...

He spoke after Mr Sarkozy accused him of trying to force a trade deal on the EU that would destroy European jobs.

The Washington Post said investigators will also demand documents from other large internet and media companies.

More than 300 people were hurt, he said, including many police. Hundreds of people have been detained.

IT companies, which have pitched their tents in the Middle East, are cashing in on the opportunities in the oil-rich region as spending on technology is spurred by the wealth from soaring crude prices. The cash-flush region is being seen as an...