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Pakistan to release Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar
Pakistan to release top Afghan Taliban prisoner Baradar. The Pakistani government has said it will release the former second-in-command of the Taliban ...200,000 from 140 countries apply for one-way ticket to Mars
More than 200,000 people from 140 countries have applied to go to Mars and never return, the group behind an ambitious venture ...Syria says it accepts Russian chemical weapons proposal
The Syrian government accepts a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control, according to Russia\'s Interfax news agency.Four found guilty in Indian gang-rape case
An Indian court found four men guilty of the fatal gang rape of a student on a moving bus in New Delhi ...Obama asks Congress to delay vote on Syria military strike
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to delay votes on authorizing military strikes against Syria in order to give Russia ...Apple unveils new iPhones at cheaper price
Apple has unveiled two new iPhones, including a cheaper plastic version in bright colours and an updated high-end device with a fingerprint ...Kenyan deputy president Ruto to appear at the Hague
The trial of Kenya\'s deputy president starts on Tuesday, at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.Russia calls on Syria to hand over chemical weapons
Russia has urged Syrian President Bashar al Assad to hand over his chemical weapons to avert a US-led military strike on Damascus.Putin ally Sobyanin wins Moscow mayor election
Kremlin ally Sergei Sobyanin has won a Moscow mayoral election, according to results released by electoral officials after a nearly complete vote ...Serena Williams wins 5th US Open title
Serena Williams won her fifth US Open women\'s singles title on Sunday, defeating Victoria Azarenka.




