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Egypt journalist faces trial over 'rubbish bag' line

A prominent opposition journalist is to go on trial for allegedly libelling Egypt's foreign minister in a newspaper, a judicial source said on Sunday.Hamdi Qandeel

Nine killed in south Yemen violence

Six people including four policemen were killed in overnight clashes in Yemen's tense south, where a separate Qaeda-style ambush killed a tribal chief and his ...

Vatican says in touch with Iran over stoning case

The Vatican said Sunday it was in touch with Tehran "through diplomatic channels" over the controversy surrounding the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning ...

Soldier killed in Afghanistan: MoD

LONDON (AFP) – A British soldier was killed on Sunday by an exploding grenade in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, from The ...

Polio Immunization Campaign Begins in Afghanistan

UNICEF plans to immunize 1.5 million children under age five ...

Pedrosa breaks win jinx at San Marino

Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa riding a Honda won the San Marino MotoGP here on Sunday to record two successive victories in the category for the ...

Japanese rider Tomizawa dies in San Marino Moto2 GP

Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa died from injuries sustained in a crash in the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix here on Sunday.The 19-year-old Technomag-CIP rider came ...

Live Twenty20 - England v Pakistan

England win the toss and will bowl first in the first Twenty20 match against Pakistan in Cardiff. ...

NATO reports two soldiers killed in Afghanistan

KABUL (AFP) – NATO on Sunday announced the death of two foreign soldiers, one of them American, in Afghanistan's insurgent heartland as the Taliban was ...

Indonesian Muslims Protest Plans to Burn Koran on September 11

Event planned by small Florida church to mark ninth anniversary of September 11 terror attacks ...
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