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Bangladesh MP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury sentenced to death
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced to death a top opposition MP for genocide, the first lawmaker to be convicted of war ...Africans say growth has not improved their lives
Improved economic growth over the past decade in Africa has failed to reduce poverty in a majority of countries on the continent, ...Chemical weapons experts in Syria to start mission
A chemical weapons disarmament team has arrived in Damascus to begin evaluating the country\'s arsenal of the banned weapons.Bosnia begins first census since 1991
Bosnia began holding its first post-war census Tuesday, a sensitive exercise expected to reveal the effects of ethnic expulsions during the 1990s ...Lionel Messi absence no boost for Celtic
Celtic manager Neil Lennon insists his side are still heavy underdogs despite Lionel Messi\'s absence from Tuesday\'s Champions League clash against Barcelona.Azarenka crashes out of China Open
Reigning China Open champion Victoria Azarenka crashed out in the first round on Monday as the second seed faced stiff resistance from ...Merck cuts 8,500 extra jobs
US pharmaceutical giant Merck said Tuesday it would eliminate an additional 8,500 jobs worldwide as it seeks to cut costs by $2.5 billion by ...Tuareg separatists, Malian army clash in northern town
Tuareg separatists and Malian soldiers have exchanged fire in the northern town of Kidal, residents and the regional governor said, in a ...US drone strike leaves 3 dead in Pakistan
A US-led drone strike killed three militants in northern Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan, it was announced on Sunday.Costa claims world championships title
Rui Costa of Portugal prevailed over a star-studded field to win a gruelling road race at the cycling world championships Sunday, edging ...




