A decade after peace, Belfast teenagers throw Molotov cocktails

The United Nations said that groups seeking to deliver aid to Gaza should do so by land. Following reports on a new flotilla from Lebanon, Israel has made it clear this is an unnecessary provocation and that preventing such a flotilla is the responsibility of the Lebanese government. All aid can be delivered via land routes.

The Big Mac index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity, according to which exchange rates should adjust to equalise the price of a basket of goods and services around the world. Index shows that Asia remains the cheapest place to enjoy a burger, while those on the hunt for a value meal should steer clear of Scandinavia. For ...

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu announced Thursday he will retire from public life in October, when he turns 79 years old.

Researchers say countries are happier because of the society and culture around them. The corporate world learned that l...

Toronto Burlesque Festival has come up with an item called as 'Naked Girls Reading', which will literally feature nude women reading books.

A Gurkha soldier has been flown back to the UK after hacking the head off a dead Taliban commander to prove the dead man’s identity. (This is considered a gross insult to the Muslims of Afghanistan, who bury the entire body of their dead even if parts have to be retrieved.)

At least five Oakland and BART police officers shot and killed a man Saturday morning

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Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.9 and 6.8, respectively, struck in the New Britain Region of Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific ocean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.