Sevastopol: Ukrainian military base was reportedly stormed by pro-Russian soldiers on Friday who later withdrew after negotiations. However, no casualty has been reported as both sides held their fire. The soldiers were wearing Russian military uniform ...

San Francisco: Yahoo Inc will stop letting consumers access its various online services, including Fantasy Sports and photo-sharing site Flickr, by signing-in with their Facebook Inc or Google Inc credentials. The change, which will be rolled out gradually ...

London: In a finding that may baffle many Indians, Mumbai has emerged as the world's cheapest city to live in, followed closely by New Delhi at third place. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) 2014 'Worldwide Cost of Living' survey released ...

Beijing: In a major breakthrough in China's worst terrorist attack at the Kunming railway station, police on Monday captured three militants from the restive Xinjiang province who fled the scene of slashing rampage that killed 33 people and injured 143 others.

Kampala: The author of Uganda's new anti-gay bill that imposes tough jail terms for homosexual acts said aid cuts imposed by disapproving Western donors were a price worth paying to protect the east African nation's moral values. Lawmaker David Bahati ...

Geneva: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today under the shadow of a spiralling crisis in Ukraine, his spokeswoman said. The UN chief will have "a working lunch" with Lavrov on the sidelines of the ...

Islamabad: Just a couple of days after Pakistani Taliban declared unilateral ceasefire, two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside a court complex in Islamabad on Monday leaving 11 people dead and dozens injured. An additional session Judge Rafaqat ...

Washington: As Russia goes ahead with its plan of military intervention in Ukraine, the top rich economies of the world comprising G8 nations, have condemned Moscow's act and boycotted the preparatory talks ahead of the G8 Summit in Sochi. The G8 ...