Hollywood stars including Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and Morgan Freeman are calling on Group of Eight leaders meeting in Northern Ireland next week to eliminate nuclear arms. More »Celebrities make nuclear video plea ahead of G8
An African football official said Sunday he was unaware that deadly shelling had struck near a ground in Sudan's war-torn South Kordofan being readied for a regional tournament. More »Sudan war zone football pitch readied for regional cup
Dhaka (The Daily Star/ANN) - The housing ministry of Bangladesh is re-examining controversial approvals to half a dozen illegal private housing schemes of powerful realtors. More »Bangladesh authority reexamines controversial approvals to illegal private housing schemes
By Roberta Rampton and Alexei Anishchuk ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Western leaders rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting Syria's Bashar al-Assad attempt to crush a two-year-old uprising, setting the stage for a tense G8 summit of the world's most powerful nations. U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to use his first face-to-face meeting with Putin in a year to try to persuade the Kremlin chief to bring Assad to the negotiating table to end a conflict in which at least 93,000 people have been killed. ... More »West rebukes Putin over Syria at G8 summit
The Dutch coach was not happy that the winning penalty of the Canon Lion City Cup final was a retaken one, while Corinthians coach Marco Zanardi hailed his players' efforts More »PSV coach Edwin de Wijs: I don't understand decision to retake penalty
Hong Kong pop diva provides the theme song titled "Sequel" for the medical drama More »Joey Yung sings for "The Hippocratic Crush II"
Middlesbrough's Luke Williams and Adam Reach both registered strikes before Chris Long sealed the victory for the Young Lions in a practice match ahead of the tournament in Turkey More »England U20 3-0 Uruguay U20: Taylor's men record comfortable win in World Cup warm-up
The tournament favorites proved too much to handle for Arsenal as they kept a third consecutive clean sheet to breeze through More »Clinical Corinthians see off Gunners to make Lion City Cup final
Malaga midfielder Isco has had offers from Manchester City and Real Madrid to leave the Andalusian club in the coming weeks, he revealed in comments published on Monday. More »Football: City, Real offers 'on the table' - Isco
LONDON (AP) — Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson. More »Saatchi admits assault on wife Nigella Lawson
India's industrial output grew by a weaker-than-expected two percent in April but the grim data Wednesday was offset by global ratings agency Fitch raising its investment rating outlook to stable from negative. More »India posts weak output but boosted by ratings upgrade
We caught up with the gorgeous Kimberley Walsh who revealed the secrets lurking inside her Gucci make-up bag... More »Kimberley Walsh Shows Us What's Inside Her Make-Up Bag
Tom Ford’s debut men’s grooming line will launch later this year and the designer marked the occasion after London Collections: Men on Tuesday. More »Tom Ford celebrates grooming line
The San Antonio Spurs are making a habit of winning bounce back games in the 2013 National Basketball Association playoffs. More »Spurs to go for broke in game six
In a bid to broaden public awareness, the government will disclose more data to the public for business and personal use. More »Data to be released by govt for business, personal use
Vientiane (Vientiane Times/ANN) - Laos and Vietnam have agreed to hold a ceremony on July 9 to mark the completion of the demarcation and restoration of their shared border, after their foreign ministers met in Luang Prabang province of Laos. More »Laos, Vietnam set date to celebrate end of border demarcation
Six more people were hauled out of the sea after a ferry sank in the Philippines with dozens onboard, officials said Saturday, as navy divers were called in to hunt for survivors. More »Six more rescued after Philippine ferry sinks
Ever dreamed of being a celebrity makeup artist? Well now is your chance, as thanks to our pals over at GoThinkBig, you have to chance to help out on their new music video for their latest track 'Lost Generation.' More »Your Chance To Be The Makeup Artist For Rizzle Kicks' New Video
Former Socceroos left-back Scott Chipperfield has backed incumbent Matt McKay for the role, believing the Changchun Yatai man is growing into the position More »McKay the man at left-back, says former Socceroo Scott Chipperfield
War and other crises drove one person from their home every 4.1 seconds in 2012, the UN's refugee agency said Wednesday, pushing the number of people forcibly displaced to a two-decade high of 45.2 million. More »UN says refugees, displaced at two-decade high
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