A state of emergency has been declared in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, which has borne the brunt of damage from a major earthquake. The 7.1 tremor struck in the early hours. So far, there are no reports of any deaths but two people have been injured.

The restive Province of Diyala is one of the least developed in Iraq – to know what that means, Iraq today occupies the bottom of the list of least develop...

WELLINGTON: Nine people, including four foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, officials said. The plane went down near the airstrip at Fox Glacier, a central attraction in the Unesco-designated World Heritage area on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island.

KARACHI: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday said relief efforts would be extended to six months as floods ravage more southern towns in the worst disaster to hit the country. A month after monsoons triggered catastrophic flooding throughout the country, submerging an area the size of....

KARACHI: Sixteenth seeds Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan and Rohan Bopanna of India entered the third round of the US Open on Friday in New York. The duo scored a (6-4, 6-4) straight-sets win over Jarko Nieminen of Finland and Michael Kohlmann of Germany.

BAGHDAD, (AP) – A powerful Iranian-backed Shiite bloc put forward its own candidate for prime minister Friday, further complicating Iraq's fractured political scene as the country stumbled into month

A relevant agreement was signed between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the government of Hong Kong in presence of President Viktor Yanukovych and Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, (AP) – A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. The state news agency WAM, quoting the General

QUETTA, Pakistan, (AP) – The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospitals, police said

ADEN, Yemen (AFP) – At least one militant was killed and two others wounded on Saturday in clashes with the army in restive southern Yemen, local officials and medics said. The fighting occurred at

In a bid to cut budget deficits, Maywood city in California has taken extreme measures to reduce costs: replacing its entire city staff with contractors from outside to carry out all local services.

MANILA, Philippines - An international conference on the appreciation of ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, will be held in Manila on September 23 to 26. The event will include flower arrangement exhibitions, bazaars, and city tour with barrio fiesta.

MANILA - The Philippine authorities have admitted missing numerous chances to shoot a sacked policeman who hijacked a busload of Hong Kong tourists in a standoff that ended with eight hostages being killed. President Benigno Aquino said he took responsibility for the tragedy, as a public inquiry was....