Jews living in Tunisia have spoken out following anti-Semitic slogans chanted during a speech by a Hamas leader in the country's capital Tunis.
The birthday of North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un, thought to be on January 8, remained a low-key affair.
Three Buddhist monks set themselves alight in protest over Chinese rule in Tibet.
The Vatican has been caught using large chunks of text taken directly from Wikipedia in its biographies of 22 new cardinals.
Pakistan's former president faces custody on return to country over Benazir Bhutto assasination plot claim.
Twenty young women took part in the first open training session to work as female bodyguards in Hainan province in China.
Invited to Tunisia by leaders of the Ennahda party, Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh vowed to continue the armed struggle against Israel.
After undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has received the all-clear.
Petrol prices soar across Africa's largest oil producer and bring thousands to Nigeria's streets.
A stolen car was parked on the roof of a Californian building last week after the thief apparently hit a tree stump which launched the vehicle into the air.
World's most famous physicist unable to attend 70th birthday party after falling ill but still gives rousing pre-recorded speech.
Government sources say verdict shows independent nature of Malaysia's judiciary after judge dismisses DNA submission.
The occasion will see Kate Middleton prepare to assume duties and responsibilities that will include well-defined roles to promote the monarch's Diamond Jubilee and also the London 2012 Olympics.
The tradition was started in 2002 by Improv Everywhere, a New York-based group more or less as a prank. But over the years, it has become a popular affair and a global event.
France’s National Front celebrated the 600th anniversary of Joan of Arc's birth in Paris.
Royal Navy's HMS Daring, one of the most advanced ships in its fleet, will be sent to the Gulf on her maiden mission as Iran threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz.
A U.S. aircraft carrier unit has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen who were held hostage by Somali pirates for more than 40 days. The rescue operation was carried out by the USS Kidd, part of the USS John C. Stennis carrier strike group, on Thursday.
Carterton is famous for hot air ballooning and the accident happened as the basket caught fire after hitting power lines.
The new trend clearly indicates that Islamists are consolidating their position in the country's political scene and have gained significantly from the movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak's regime
The victims belonged to the Igbo ethnic group who gathered in a town hall.
The accident is believed to have happened after the hot air balloon hit power lines.
Security was tight on Friday night as thousands of Coptic Christians gathered for a Christmas Eve Mass at the Abbassiya Cathedral in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. There were calls among Coptic followers to keep the celebrations low-profile this year.
Memory, reasoning and comprehension start to decline 15 years earlier than previously thought, study claims.
Iran has been accused of a new internet clampdown after issuing a new set of more restrictive guidelines.
A 22-year-old man was named ‘despicable’ at an inquest today after leaving a man lying face down in a canal and stealing his bike.
Four boxes containing tiger skins, bones and skulls have been seized by Thai customs officials following a tip-off.
Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, key route for oil tanker traffic, centre of fresh controversy.
In the aftermath of the ongoing nuclear threat from Israel and the confrontation with West over Hormuz Strait oil route blockage dispute, Ahmadinejad regime has plans to clamp down internet connectivity across the country.
An overview of Epiphany celebration by Christians acorss the world.
A 45-year-old man who was high on liquid amphetamine cooked his neighbour’s cat in a microwave before texting his girlfriend to say “just cooking Andy’s cat in microwave, be two minutes.”
