An Afghan immigrant couple and their son in Canada have been found guilty of the 2009 murder of three teenage girls and another woman, and handed out prison terms of at least 25 years.
The Arab League said on Saturday it had suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of the critical deterioration of the situation as state security forces battled rebels holding three suburbs just outside Damascus.
Musharraf, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, has vowed to return to the country and even run in upcoming elections.
Alaska Airlines announced on Wednesday that it would discontinue its decades-old tradition of handing out prayer cards with meals.
Coach Inc., the New York-based luxury clothing and accessories retailer, is expected to report a 15 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit on strong sales of handbags and women's accessories.
A copy of an al-Qaida-linked magazine was delivered to the Guantanamo detention camp for suspected terrorists, a military prosecutor said Wednesday during a courtroom discussion of mail security.
A the Middle East franchise of American fast food giant McDonald's has refuted allegations that lettuce is being washed in a washing machine, prior to being served to customers. The allegations were made after a crudely shot video clip, allegedly from a kitchen of an as yet unidentified McDonald's outlet, was uploaded on YouTube.
Robert Duffy of SOM is leading the design of Cornell's new campus at Roosevelt Island, which aims to be one of the most sustainable in the country.
Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan on Friday from a trip to Dubai, his spokesman said.
Let the bubbly fun begin. By Golden Globes night, there will be more champagne bottles than attendees chilling at the Beverly Hilton.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari left the country Thursday for a one-day private affair to Dubai, amid an escalating crisis between his civilian government and the Army, officials said.
If you've been desperately wishing for another Sex and the City movie to come out, you may as well be pining away for something as equally attainable as winning the lottery. During a press conference at a Television Critics Association in Pasadena, Calif. this week, Sex and the City creator Michael Patrick King said he has moved on from Carrie Bradshaw movies.
Japan has joined the U.S. in its economic efforts to pressure Iran to abandon its nuclear program by agreeing to buy less Iranian oil.
Asif Ali Zardari, under threat from a memo seeking U.S. help in preventing a coup by Pakistan's powerful generals, has never managed to dispel the notion he is an accidental president.
When a country builds a skyscraper, a financial collapse will soon follow, a new report from Barclay's Capital -- suggesting investors should take a hard look at India and China.
Dubai is sprouting like a mirage from the desert sands.
Exiled former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has announced he will return to the country at the end of January to take the helm of his party's parliamentary election campaigning, as, he said, he is the only one capable of doing so.
Pakistan's former ambassador to the United States denied any involvement in drafting a memo that accused the army of plotting a coup and suggested on the first day of a Supreme Court commission on Monday he was being framed.
A part of The World, a man-made archipelago off the coast of Dubai, is reportedly ready to receive tourists. The island - supposedly Lebanon Island - has seen development activities recently.
Beyonce’s Baby Girl ‘Ivy Blue Carter’ is a Million Dollar Baby: Her Diamond-Encrusted Pram is Reportedly Ready
The Asian political canvas looks challenging in 2012, with government changes in key countries likely to surprise investors and businesses. The highlights are a once-in-a-decade leadership change in China, chances of an early general election in India, worsening uncertainty in Pakistani politics and general elections in South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Western powers this week readied a contingency plan to tap a record volume from emergency stockpiles to replace nearly all the Gulf oil that would be lost if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, industry sources and diplomats told Reuters.
