CARACAS, July 10 (Reuters): President Hugo Chavez alternated between soccer and affairs of state on Saturday in a return to Venezuela's airwaves after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba. The 56-year-old socialis

A stack of last edition of News of the World is placed at a newspaper vendor in central London on Sunday, July 10. Britain’s best-selling Sunday tabloid signed off with a simple front page message, “

AL-QAWALISH, Libya, July 10 (Reuters): Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi let loose a heavy artillery bombardment on Sunday to try to push back rebel fighters who had taken a village about 100 km (60

Kuala Lumpur, July 10 (PTI): Facing criticism for police crackdown on opposition-backed protesters in Malaysia, Prime Minister Najib Razak on Sunday defended the government's handling of the demonstrations, say

JUBA, July 9 (AP): South Sudan became the world's newest nation early Saturday, officially breaking away from Sudan after two civil wars over five decades that cost the lives of millions.In the new country's ca

LONDON, July 9 (AFP): The News of the World tabloid, scuppered by the phone-hacking scandal, made itself a British institution with its juicy scoops and scandals in an ultra-competitive newspaper market. "

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 9 (AP): Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed Saturday across Malaysia's main city demanding electoral reforms in the cou

Women from Jonglei state pose for a photograph as they gather ahead of a rehearsal for independence celebrations in Juba, southern Sudan on Thursday, July 7. Southern Sudan is set to declare independence from t

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters): More than a billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packs but too many countries are still not doing enough to cut sm

BOSTON, July 8 (PTI): US President Barack Obama's father had intended to put his unborn son up for adoption as the senior Obama tried to appease US immigration officials who raised concerns about him having two

KABUL, July 7 (AP):  Canada formally ended its combat mission in Afghanistan on Thursday after years of being on the front lines of the fight against Taliban insurgents in the south. The withdrawal of 2,85

WASHINGTON, July 7 (PTI): President Barack Obama reversed Wednesday the longstanding US policy of not sending out condolence letters to the families of American troops who commit suicide while deployed in comba

NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters Life!): Drinking green tea appears to cut “bad” cholesterol while leaving levels of good cholesterol unchanged, and encouraging people to drink more of the beverage could h

Two protesters carry posters with pictures of unidentified relatives in Syria,  with the Syrian flag colors painted on their faces during an anti-Syrian regime rally near the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters): In an analysis likely to fuel a long-running debate over the health impacts of too much salt, researchers have found no evidence that moderate cuts to salt intake reduce the risk of de

TOKYO, July 6 (AFP): Japan said Wednesday it will run "stress tests" on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic accident sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami dis

WASHINGTON, July 5 (AP): After Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden, the White House released a photo of President Barack Obama and his Cabinet inside the Situation Room, watching the daring raid unfold. Hidden fr

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters): If Aubrey de Grey's predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less

CARACAS, July 5 (AP): President Hugo Chavez received a hero's welcome as he rallied thousands of supporters upon his return to Venezuela, vowing to beat cancer after undergoing surgery in Cuba. Wearing the comb

BAGAN, July 4 (AFP): Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi visited an ancient temple city in central Myanmar with her son Monday, in a tentative first test of her ability to travel following her release by the junta.