India Saturday successfully testfired its home-made surface-to-air missile Akash from Chandipur in the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.
At least four people were killed and two others were injured in a US drone strike launched early Saturday morning in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan.
Japan is becoming increasingly "eager" to join a free trade agreement with China and South Korea while it is unable to join a broader Asian trade pact.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared Tuesday on TV to express his confidence of winning the upcoming presidential race after he finished his last round of cancer treatment in Cuba.
Facebook Inc advised analysts for underwriters to reduce revenue and earnings forecasts before the company's IPO.
A college student pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening in a Facebook post to kill Obama by putting "a bullet through his head."
Time is running out for finding a common language between Russia and the US over their missile defense disputes, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
European Council President Van Rompuy called on EU member states to concentrate more on coordination of policies to spur economic growth.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to appoint several senior officials of the Presidential Administration.
Historical evidence and international laws strongly support China's sovereignty claim over Huangyan Island.
Vladimir Putin was sworn in on Monday as Russian president, starting his third term in the Kremlin following the two consecutive terms from 2000 to 2008.
Chinese president congratulates Putin
The DPRK announced last month that it intends to launch a satellite into space using the three-stage Unha-3 rocket between April 12 and 16 to mark the 100th birthday of former leader Kim Il-sung.
Google Inc is getting into the eyewear business with a pair of thin wraparound shades.
A female snow leopard, an endangered species, rests in an open air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia
A Saudi Arabian diplomat kidnapped by al Qaeda militants in Yemen urged the Saudi king to meet his captors' demand for the release of women prisoners, in a video message posted on the Internet on Saturday.
Iran has played down a United Nations report that said Iranian nuclear scientists had enriched uranium to a higher-than-expected level, state media reported on Saturday.
Two civilians were killed Wednesday by the gunfire of armed groups in central al-Midan neighborhood of the Syrian capital Damascus.
Egypt Thursday wrapped up the first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement of the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks in Ethiopia, next week.
China has been playing a positive role in promoting peace and security on the African continent.
Artists perform with fire during a fire festival in Minsk, capital of Belarus on May 20, 2012.
She says she will happily play "second fiddle as first lady" while remaining a working mum. She has followed changes in the Elyse Palace for years and now she can experience it herself when accompanying the new president.
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