UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Could malaria be the new smallpox? The World Health Organization said on Monday that nearly a third of the countries where malaria is endemic could eradicate the disease within 10 years.

Switzerland has already placed a freeze on Mubarak family assets as well as those of other former Cairo officials.

Now the kids have been back at school for a bit, you might feel you could use a little break from the domestic world with your partner, as long as the grandparents don't mind watching over the children while you jet off for a short holiday.

American socialite, Kim Kardashian, and her mother Kris Jenner launched the world's most expensive milkshake in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday.

Reality star Kim Kardashian has been quite busy during her action-packed Dubai visit with the launch of a perfume and the first international opening of Millions of Milkshakes. However, the star seems to have much more plans than that

A three-day disruption to BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating users of the Research In Motion devices just two days before rival Apple's new iPhone 4S goes on sale.

The controversial decision review system (DRS) will no longer be mandatory and its use will be left to bilateral agreements between participating boards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.

The day after he tied the knot with American heiress Nancy Shevell, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney announced 11 extra dates for his On the Run tour ending in his native town of Liverpool, England, on December 20.

Exactly 10 years ago Friday, the United States entered into a war with Afghanistan. And, despite President Barack Obama's plan to completely remove American troops from the country by 2014, the U.S. could be in Afghanistan for decades to come.

Gold retailers in the United Arab Emirates have to be more versatile with their products to avoid falling sales, a senior industry official said on Monday, defying retailers' complaints that the booming gold price has deterred customers.

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah decreed that women will have the right to vote and run for local elections, starting in 2015. Saudi Arabia included, there are at least five countries that still don't allow women to vote for various reasons.

British oil major BP remains committed to reaching its oil production targets at Iraq's huge Rumaila field and is not renegotiating contract terms, the company's chief executive Bob Dudley said on Sunday.

There are growing concerns about how the interim Transitional National Council (TNC) will guide the war-ravaged country going forward.

A lawsuit is providing a rare glimpse into a secretive CIA program known as rendition.

Filipino women who have been abused by their bosses in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates are learning how to manage money before they are sent back to the Philippines.

Babies born in the United States have a higher chance of dying in their first month than babies in much of the developed world, according to a new report on infant mortality rates.

India's full service airlines, buffeted by high fuel costs and intense competition, face new headwinds on their lucrative international routes as budget carriers launch services with rock-bottom fares.

Libya's new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear.

Libya's new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear.

Fighting in Libya continues Wednesday, as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi launch rockets at the rebel-controlled Tripoli International Airport.

Car dealers in the United Arab Emirates are trying to get around strict new regulations created by the Gulf nation’s Central Bank that require car buyers to put 20 percent down on every purchase.