WASHINGTON-As India resiled from its stand on talks with Pakistan, the US said on Friday that it has been pushing the two neighbours to reduce tensions and increase cooperation. 'We are supportive of dialogue among India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan as a key component of moving ahead and achieving a ...

LONDON (Reuters/AFP) - Prosecutors charged three British MPs and one peer on Friday with false accounting over their parliamentary expenses, a further blow to the major parties ahead of an election that must be held by June. The cases stem from a wider scandal that erupted last year over ...

NEW YORK - Muslims overwhelmingly support educating girls and boys equally, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre. More than eight-in-ten in Lebanon (96pc), Indonesia (93pc), Turkey (89pc), Pakistan (87pc) and the Palestinian territories (85pc) say that it is equally important ...

HARRY Potter star Emma Watson has been named Hollywoods highest paid female star. The 19-year-old was ranked above the likes of Cameron Diaz, Sarah Jessica Parker and Angelina Jolie in Vanity Fair magazines list of Hollywoods top 40 earners. Watson, who is also the youngest on the list, was ...

LONDON (AFP) - Global equities tumbled Friday as soaring state debts in Europe sent shivers through the markets for a second straight day and a jobs report provided a mixed picture of the US labour market. In Paris, the CAC 40 plunged by 3.40pc to finish at 3,563.76 while Frankfurts Dax fell 1.79pc ...