TORONTO- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a future Palestinian state must be effectively demilitarized to prevent Iran setting up a proxy state in the West Bank. "We must...

PARIS- Acupuncture eases pain in the limbs because it releases a natural molecule called adenosine, neuroscientists in the United States reported on Sunday. The mechanism was discovered through...

LOS ANGELES, Paula Bustamante - Dennis Hopper, a counterculture icon who died Saturday aged 74, had a rollercoaster Hollywood career as an actor and director that spanned over 50 years, but won...

KUALA LUMPUR- Wildlife activists on Saturday protested at a Malaysian wildlife park over a video posted on YouTube showing a tiger being manhandled for the amusement of visitors. The two-minute...

BEIRUT- The family of a slain Lebanese pop diva has dropped its lawsuit against an Egyptian real estate mogul and former policeman accused of her murder, a judicial official said on Friday. The...

MIAMI, Juan Castro Olivera- Sharks are most likely to attack surfers and other unsuspecting swimmers in shallow water, on Sundays, during new moons and especially in August, according to a study...

CAIRO- Amnesty International criticised on Wednesday Egypt's use of a defamation law to pursue three activists for slander and blackmail after they allegedly accused a judge of plagiarism. "We...

JERUSALEM- An Israeli bill seeking to toughen the conditions under which Hamas prisoners are held passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset on Wednesday by 52 votes to 10, legislator Jamal Zahalka...

ISLAMABAD- Pakistan unblocked popular video sharing website YouTube late Wednesday after banning it in the wake of public outrage over "blasphemous" content. "YouTube has been unblocked, but the...