PARIS- Getting a call from mum can be nearly as effective as a maternal hug for calming down after a tough event, according to a probe into the chemistry of human relationships. Researchers...

DAMASCUS, Anna Smolchenko- President Dmitry Medvedev arrived on Monday on the first visit by a Russian head of state to Syria, eyeing a revival of the once thriving partnership between the Soviet-era...

HAVANA- Cuba's most famous ballerina Alicia Alonso will receive a tribute from the American Ballet Theater in New York next month in celebration of her 90th birthday, the National Ballet of Cuba said...

MONTREAL, Virginie Salmen- Canadian women's groups say they feel threatened by abortion policies advocated at home and abroad by the Conservative government. "It's a threat we've been feeling for...

LONDON- Britain's Sunday newspapers said the key to forming a new government after the inconclusive election would depend on how far Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg would bend on electoral...

PARIS, Marlowe Hood- Scientists have for the first time created a sliding scale of pain for mice based on facial expressions, according to a study published Sunday. The so-called "mouse grimace...

Damascus - Here I am returning from my trip on Sham Pearl Airlines, to the younger sister company of Sham Wings, due to limited flights Syrian Arab Airlines because of the brutal imperialist U.S....

RAMALLAH, Ines Bel Aiba- Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Saturday was given a green light from the PLO to relaunch the Middle East peace process through US-brokered indirect negotiations with...

LOS ANGELES- Will Smith has signed on to star in "Men In Black III," a third film in the hit franchise about secret agents responsible for policing extra-terrestrials on earth, Columbia Pictures...