Is Osama bin Laden really dead? That's what the young lady asked me.She knew I am a journalist, not quick to buy suspicious facts peddled as such, but not quick to buy into conspiracy theories, either -- like the one that Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of U.S. military was faked.
It's an underground prison in the compound of the presidential palace.
Russia's recent plane crash took 43 lives. Although the country has been suffering from criticism for poor aviation facility, not much effort has been taken by the government. 10 most shocking and deadliest plane crashes that happened in Russia are discussed in this report.
[Romania] has no information whatsoever showing that there existed secret CIA detention centers on its territory, the Foreign Ministry stated, responding to allegations that the country hosted secret black sites, where terror suspects were tortured.
HSBC <0005.HK> , Europe's biggest bank, is to cut 3,000 jobs in Hong Kong over the next three years as it targets its first wave of an aggressive cost-cutting plan on five countries.
England trudged to a 1-0 win against Wales at Wembley, leaving them within a point of qualifying for the European Championships 2012.
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg demands that European governments come clean about hiding the CIA's secret prisons.
Vandals defaced a monument to victims of a World War Two pogrom against Jews in Poland, covering it with racist inscriptions and swastikas in green paint, police said on Thursday.
The Venice film festival promises a pop superstar and a whiff of scandal Thursday, with Madonna presenting her second feature and Roman Polanski notable by his absence at the world premiere of his new picture.
The United States could be worse than 40 other countries when it comes to infant mortality.
The United States could be worse than 40 other countries when it comes to infant mortality. New research done by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that babies under four weeks old account for 41 percent of child deaths worldwide.
The United States is worse than 40 other countries when it comes to infant mortality. A report published on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) said babies born in the U.S. have a higher risk of dying within the first month of life than babies born in 40 other countries.
The red carpet is out and builders are putting the finishing touches to the Venice film festival venue ahead of Wednesday's glitzy opening, when George Clooney's political drama The Ides of March has its world premiere.
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The Academy's often controversial and always interesting foreign-language race is picking up a little steam, with Romania, Morocco and Venezuela submitting their entries to join Greece and Poland this year.
Celebrated lyricist Jerry Leiber, who partnered with composer Mike Stoller to write such iconic hits as Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock and played a key role in the birth of rock 'n' roll, died on Monday at age 78.
A heated debate between Republican Christine O'Donnell and Piers Morgan over the gay marriage question led to the walk-out of O'Donnell from the sets of "Piers Morgan Tonight" show.
Dell;'s earnings may show progress, moves in tablets and smartphones
Institutional investors, turned off by a slow-growth economy that?s led to low-return stocks, piled in to oil, driving up its price, worsening the economic conditions that led them to invest in oil in the first place.
Poland became the third most active retail investment market in Europe in the first half of 2011, with $1.73 billion transacted.
Serena Williams advanced to her second straight final by beating fourth-seed Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-3 on Saturday at the Toronto Cup and declared her game was approaching its grand-slam winning best.
HSBC plans to dispose of its 8 percent stake in Bank of Shanghai, a Chinese newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources.