A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands this morning, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

CAIRO: The voting of Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections will be held in three rounds in October, the ruling army council…

SAN FRANCISCO: Google announced today that it has reached a deal with author JK Rowling to launch the series of…

SYDNEY: Australian cinema-goers are forking out Titanic prices for a trip to the movies, with consumer group Choice branding Australian…

BASKETBALL star Yao Ming announced his retirement after a trailblazing career that made him China’s best-known athlete abroad and helped…

KABUL: A Taliban spokesman today denied rumours that the movement’s leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, had died or been killed following…

ISLAMABAD: Hina Rabbani Khar yesterday took oath as Pakistan’s 26th Minister of Foreign Affairs just days ahead of the foreign…

BISHKEK: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has jolted southern Kyrgyzstan on the border with Uzbekistan, the…