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Indonesia, the worst-hit country by the deadly bird flu disease, today reported another death, taking the toll to 112, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the 38-year-old cargo truck driver from Tangerang in Banten Province, near Jakarta,...

A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, a study has suggested. Older people with lower than average vitamin B12 levels were more than six times more likely to experience...

Republican presidential nominee John McCain has taken a slight lead over his Democratic rival Barack Obama -- 48-45 percent, according to the latest Gallup Daily Tracking poll published on Sunday. It is the largest advantage for McCain, though still...

China has signalled that it is not comfortable with the change of guard in Pakistan, which it has repeatedly described as a "all-weather friend for the past four decades", reports Times News Network. The People's Daily , which is...

An explosives-laden car rammed into a security checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile northwest Saturday, setting off a massive blast that killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, police said. The suicide attack occurred on the outskirts of Peshawar...

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was Saturday elected the country’s 13th president, defeating his two rivals from the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) factions with a big majority. According to results available with the PPP secretariat here, Zardari...

Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom has ordered army units to take over security of his office and home following evidence of extensive infiltration by undercover agents, EFE reported Saturday. Colom told a press conference Thursday seven voice recorders and two spy...

Even as Pakistan witnesses presidential election today for its 12 head of state, with PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari being the front runner, different astrologers have given varying predictions about his future. While some say Zardari, the widower of...

Iran could impose unilateral sanctions against western powers in response to measures to punish Tehran over its nuclear programme, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. "Any sanctions against our country are illegal," he said in an interview with Japanese broadcaster NHK,...

An idle mind may not necessarily be the devil's workshop; to the contrary, too much stress on action could produce unforeseen outcomes, says a new study. "Our research highlights how the pressures of society to be active may produce...