ROUMIEH, Natacha Yazbeck- Elham has been languishing in Lebanon's notorious Roumieh prison for more than a year, waiting to appear before a judge on charges of illegally entering the country from...

LONDON, Alice Ritchie- From the engagement ring to the wedding venue, Princess Diana will be present in every aspect of Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton on Friday, just as her son wanted...

LONDON, Guy Jackson- As preparations step up for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, an opinion poll Monday showed two-thirds of British people believe the country is better off because...

PUTTAPARTHI, Dibyangshu Sarkar- Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's most famous gurus, died in hospital on Sunday, triggering a global outpouring of grief and tributes from devotees across politics,...

LONDON- At least two-thirds of English universities want to charge maximum tuition fees of £9,000 a year, a survey revealed Tuesday, despite government claims the new top level would rarely be...

DUBAI- Dubai is investigating the death of a 39-year-old British man in custody in the Gulf emirate, the public prosecutor said on Monday. "The Dubai Public Prosecutor, Essam al-Humaidan has...

SYDNEY- Arabic is the most commonly spoken language after English by young people in Australia, a study has revealed, with about one in eight multilingual children using it in the home. The...

WASHINGTON- The US Department of Justice has filed a complaint against a South Carolina sheriff for letting one of his prisons bar inmates from reading anything but the Bible. In the complaint...

ISLAMABAD, Claire Truscott- The United States has turned to oversized puppets in its newest attempt to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, funding a $20 million remake of popular children's TV...