Palash Ghosh

In Algeria, 35 hostages and 15 kidnappers were reportedly killed during the initial seizure of the plant and subsequent government siege.

Some 90,000 Icelanders –- almost one-third of the country’s population -– own guns

Iran seeks to join the space race in a hurry. A prior attempt to send a primate into space reportedly failed in 2011.

Leoluchina Savona made the announcement on the 20th anniversary of the arrest of Salvatore ‘Totò’ Riina, the mob's top boss

Such killings are frequently disguised as “accidents” or even ”suicides,” rendering it impossible to accurately gauge the number of such incidents.

The U.S., which condemned anti-Semitic remarks Egyptian President Morsi allegedly made in 2010, counts on Morsi to back peace with Israel.

Child soldiers can be bought for as little as £375 (about $600) in Islamist-controlled northern Mali.

It is unclear what route those ancient Indians took to get to Australia.

Being the prime minister of Pakistan may be, arguably, one of the most insecure political jobs in the world.

There has been no direct official response yet to the arrest order from either Ashraf or Zardari.

At its height during the 1920s and 1930s, France’s global empire spread out across 4.9-million square miles.

Brazil is now the world’s number one market for crack cocaine -- with at least 1 million hard-core users.

Poland and India, which have virtually nothing in common, have nonetheless long enjoyed close and cordial relations.

Jamaica is one of the most dangerous countries on Earth.

A 60-year-old in Costa Rica has more than a four-fold better chance of making it to 90 than a 60-year-old in the United States.

"Sanford and Son" was directly based on a British sitcom called "Steptoe and Son."

Rape is also a serious problem in India’s neighbor and bitter rival, Pakistan.

There are 52 Starbucks locations in France, with 39 in Paris itself. To say that some Parisians are not impressed would be an understatement.

Ethnic Hazaras, who live in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, are distinguishable by their Mongolian features.

The UK is home to at least 2-million immigrants and their descendants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, where infant male preference is widespread.

Ceaseless violence has imparted deep psychological damage across a swath of Pakistan's beleaguered people.

An estimated 4,500 lions remain in Zambia, while the leopard population is unknown.

The execution has sent shockwaves across the small island nation in the Indian Ocean.

Native to the Arctic or sub-Arctic regions, a small herd of reindeer were first imported to South Georgia in 1911.

Prostitution is legal in Brazil, although pimping and running a brothel are not.

Rizana had been imprisoned in the Dawadmi jail in Riyadh province, since her arrest in 2005.

Nigeria, with a total population of some 162 million, already has about 110 million mobile phones in circulation.

Sports broadcasting is facing some serious problems, including a fragmented market.

The brutal gang-rape of a young medical student in India has attracted global attention to the epidemic of sexual assaults.