Palash Ghosh

An unprecedented wave of violence has killed almost 90 people in the teeming city of Karachi, the capitol of Pakistan, in the past three days.

The June jobs report came in far worse than expected, raising fears about the health of the economy and the sustainability of any recovery.

One of the most frightening aspects of life in India is the wholesale disregard many people have for baby girls – literally millions have been murdered, often by their own parents.

Despite speculation that the French presidential race might have an intriguing new entrant, a poll taken in the country that Dominique Strauss-Kahn should rule out running in the election.

High-ranking U.S. officials contend that the Pakistani government approved and sanctioned the killing of a Pakistani journalist who was investigating alleged links between the country’s intelligence community and Islamic militants.

The Beatles were inveterate readers of the tabloids, especially the News of the World and others, and often gleaned inspiration from them for their songs.

In one of the most unexpected events in the history of journalism, media mogul Rupert Murdoch has decided to close down publication of the News of the World tabloid after almost 170 years of existence.

In response to the stunning not-guilty verdict in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, a lawmaker in Maryland wants to make it a felony when a parent fails to report a child’s death, according to a report in The Baltimore Sun newspaper.

A growing number of homosexual and lesbian couples in Britain are getting divorced, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

China has warned U.S. officials to avoid meeting with the Dalai Lama who is making his first trip to Washington D.C. since his “retirement” as the Tibetan leader-in-exile.

Alfredo Nascimento, the transport minister, has resigned amidst allegations of corruption within his ministry that surfaced in an article in Veja magazine. His resignation comes four days after two of his aides quit and one was suspended.

A strike in Kampala, Uganda may reflect the growing uneasiness of Africans with having Asian traders in their midst.

amas authorities in Gaza have arrested a male hairdresser for cutting a woman's hair, according to a report on BBC.

Speculation and rumors that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin may have died have led government Internet censors to quash any such discussion of the subject online.

I am puzzled by the immense media attention on the sad tale of Casey Anthony, the 25-year-old Florida woman who was just found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

The letters, written in a childish and exuberant manner, are filled with Casey thoughts, from the sublime to the mundane.

A powerful earthquake has struck off the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand, triggering a tsunami in the area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center.

Late night talk show host Jay Leno’s efforts to draw humor from the acquittal of Casey Anthony of murder charges were met with derision and apathy from his studio audience.

Casey apparently wrote more than four dozen letters to fellow cellmate Robyn Adams during 2008 and 2009 when both were living in Orlando County Jail in Florida.

In yet another example of unexpected cross-cultural phenomena, it turns out that one of the biggest idols in Afghanistan is none other than ex-movie star and ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

CNN has cancelled the political talk show “In The Arena” which was hosted by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, according to a report in the New York Times.

News Corp. chairman issued the following statement in response to the phone-hacking scandal that has ensnared his paper News of the World. Here he defends Rebekah Brooks, the paper’s chief executive.

Amidst a worsening labor dispute in the NBA that threatens the start of the next season, the top player in the game may lead a barnstorming tour of China, the league’s biggest potential market.

The prosecutor in the sensational Casey Anthony murder trial said he was expecting a guilty verdict.

Germany’s Parliament will debate the government’s controversial plan to sell sale of 200 Leopard II battle tanks to Saudi Arabia.

The European Commission has criticized international credit ratings agencies in the wake of the decision by Moody’s Investors Service to downgrade Portugal’s debt to “junk” status.

Speculation and rumors that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin may have died have led government internet censors to quash any such discussion of the subject online.

I am puzzled by the immense media attention on the sad tale of Casey Anthony, the 25-year-old Florida woman who was just found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

Almost 200 illegal African migrants have drowned to death when their boat sunk in the Red Sea off the Sudanese coast, according to Sudan’s media.