MOUNT MAKILING, Jason Gutierrez - Tucked in the mist-covered slopes of Mount Makiling, the Philippines' premier public school for the arts is busy moulding the country's future cultural ambassadors....

NEW DELHI, Rupam Jain Nair- The problem of India's "missing girls" has been put under a harsh spotlight by new census data showing the ratio of female to male children at its lowest level since...

MUMBAI- An Indian court on Wednesday jailed a Bollywood actor for seven years for raping his maid, local media said, in a case which has sent shockwaves through the film industry. Shiney Ahuja was...

MADRID- A manga comic book on the life of Pope Benedict XVI will be distributed for free during the pope's visit to Madrid in August for World Youth Day festivities, organisers said Wednesday....

LONDON- With a month to go before Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, excitement about Britain's biggest royal wedding for 30 years is building as details emerge, although the dress remains a...

. Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Director General of Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC held a meeting with Dr. Wael Benjelloun, President of Université Mohammed V - Agdal, Rabat and the accompanying...

DUBAI- After scaling the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sydney Opera House, the "French Spiderman" now has his sights set on the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in the cosmopolitan Gulf emirate of...

JOHANNESBURG- Newly rich South Africans are increasingly accused of witchcraft and attacked by their neighbours, police in the northern province of Limpopo said Wednesday. "Now you are a witch...

LONDON- Britain unveiled tough new visa rules Tuesday that will cut the number of foreign students and their dependents by 100,000 a year, as Prime Minister David Cameron seeks to slash immigration...