US Senate approves landmark health care legislation

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama lauded the United States Senate’s passage of sweeping health care legislation and said providing coverage to most A

Private funeral held for Brittany Murphy

LOS ANGELES: Brittany Murphy’s family and friends celebrated her life at a private Christmas Eve funeral. The 32-year-old actress was buried la

Crew of DPRK’s arms plane jailed

BANGKOK: A Thai court on Friday ordered the crew of a cargo plane carrying weapons from North Korea to remain in prison for 12 more days, while the pi

14 die in Iraq violence

BAGHDAD: Fourteen people were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Friday, despite ramped up security for Christmas and rituals for Ashura.

‘Qadhafi’s son abused’

TRIPOLI, Libya: Libya on Friday accused Swiss authorities of using excessive force during the arrest of Libyan leader Moammar Qadhafi’s son in Switzer

Some struggles, a lot of hope, for tsunami orphans

The 2004 tsunami obliterated Pipit’s village, wiped out her family and swept her through churning waters, cascading debris and hurtling bodies. On her

Huge US storm puts the freeze on Christmas

CHICAGO: A fierce Christmas blizzard forced scores of US churches to cancel services on Friday as snow and freezing rain brought a holiday headache to

US policy to engage world

From tough new sanctions against North Korea to a sweeping strategy aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons, the US ambassador to the United Nations says

Seoul protests against Japan’s stance on disputed islands

SEOUL: South Korea protested on Friday about Japan’s reasserted claim in an educational handbook to islands controlled by Seoul, saying it could damag

Two more Irish bishops to resign

DUBLIN: Two more Irish bishops have said they will offer their resignations to the Pope, bringing the total number of church leaders to quit after a d

DPRK could conduct another nuclear test

SEOUL: North Korea could conduct another nuclear test next year in an attempt to solidify itself as an atomic power, a news report said on Friday, cit

Chinese dissident jailed for 11 years for subversion

BEIJING: A Beijing court on Friday sentenced leading dissident Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for subversion, prompting the United States to accuse