09:11 pm | At least 28 civilians were killed in Syria overnight as security forces opened fire to quell the largest anti-regime rallies in four months, activists said. Neighbourhoods in the nation’s capital of Damascus bore...

05:13 pm | The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Sunday that Congress should settle the issue of whether to extend tax cuts now rather than leave it until after November elections....

04:28 pm | The two-week standoff over the captain’s detention near islands claimed by both nations had seemed to end Friday when Japan gave in to Chinese pressure for his release. But no sooner had the...

03:52 pm | The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), the oldest and largest local government authority in the country, has been ailing for quite a while. Charges of rampant corruption, inefficient mechanism and an employment cadre saturated...

03:14 pm | CARACAS — Venezuelans voted Sunday in a key test for leftist President Hugo Chavez, with the main opposition poised for a strong return to the National Assembly after boycotting the last elections. Military...

01:55 pm | TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran would consider halting its 20 percent uranium enrichment if the West provides the fuel for a medical reactor in Tehran, ISNA news agency reported on...