Palash Ghosh

May bought 155 acres of land in the village of Bere Regis that he intends to convert into an “ecological sanctuary” for wildlife.

Finmeccanica is Italy's second largest corporate employer, after only Fiat SpA.

Russia is the third-largest emitter of coal mine methane in the world after the United States and China.

While the oil sector dominates the Iraqi economy, banking and finance securities dominate the Iraqi Exchange.

There has never been a Pope from Ireland, one of the most Catholic nations on earth.

With attendance in Catholic Churches across Europe and the U.S. having fallen for decades, how will Catholics respond to Benedict's resignation?

The event, while not unprecedented, is extremely rare: the resignation of a pope has not happened in nearly 600 years.

Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation, citing his age and illness.

Baby smugglers have been active Indonesia since at least the mid-1990s.

Anti-poaching efforts by the Gabonese government have largely failed.

France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has seemingly jumped effortlessly from one controversy to another.

Zambian vehicles are often poorly maintained and overcrowded.

64,000 rape cases –- including 25,000 sexual assaults on children -- were reported in South Africa last year.

The latest horrific murder of a Papua New Guinea woman by a vigilante mob has led to calls from local officials for an end to such killings.

A McDonald's in Australia will become the first to offer customers plates, cutlery and table service -- at least for a five-week trial period.

If Americans worked less, like Europeans, global warming may slow down, thereby saving the planet, according to a liberal think tank.

Less than 4,000 Komodo dragons remain in the world – and they all reside on a few islands on the eastern parts of Indonesia.

Babe Ruth is the most enduring American icon of them all.

People drinking alcohol, women not dressed modestly and those perceived to be either prostitutes or homosexuals have been targeted.

The Knights keep diplomatic relations with more than 100 nations; even have their own constitution.

Sheep farming, an ancient and iconic institution in rural Wales, is threatened on a number of fronts.

In 1982, Great Britain and Argentina fought a brief war over the islands, which cost the lives of more than 900 people.

Local Muslim militant groups were divided over the Mufti’s fatwa.

Some farmers groups warn the pay hikes may lead to significant job cuts in the agriculture sector.

The “image” of Indians in the minds of Westerners has largely been created and controlled by non-Indians.

Sochi, the city where Russia will hold the 2014 Winter Olympics, is allegedly controlled by gangsters.

The weird footage emerged while Pyongyang is expected to conduct another nuclear test.

Only eight years ago, in 2005, Kuwaiti women gained the right to vote in parliamentary and local elections.

In Bangladesh, violence against the tiny Buddhist community has been rare.