ROME, February 20, 2009 (AFP) - The Italian government passed tough new measures Friday stepping up prison terms for sexual attacks and approving civilian anti-crime patrols after a series of rapes...

Company bosses are less popular than bankers, lawyers or members of the US Congress, according to a survey published Wednesday by pollsters Rasmussen. Some 73 percent of respondents said they had...

Two women have been arrested for delivering marijuana and hash-oil worth an estimated 40,000 Canadian dollars (32,000 US) to a prison in western Canada, authorities said Wednesday. The pair's...

Brazil is to roll out its famous annual carnival late this month with only a few signs of the global crisis that is taking a toll -- but fears are mounting over next year's celebration. In Rio de...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Oscar-winning actor-director Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner were celebrating the birth of their second child together, reports said Friday. Hayes Logan...

This year for Saint Valentine's Day, Rana Khoury and Rayan Ismail have decided to say "I do" at a civil marriage in a Beirut pub, even though such weddings have no legal basis in Lebanon. "I am...

Hindu nationalists in India have been accused of behaving like Afghanistan's hardline Taliban after women were attacked in a pub and couples warned about public displays of affection. Five men...

Love was in the air on Saint Valentine's Day, but with a much lower price tag this year as the global economic crisis hit Cupid in the pocket. Lovers around the world marked Saturday's annual...

ZAGREB (AFP) - A survey released ahead of Valentine's Day has found a large number of Croats prefer to use their mobile phones to tell their lovers "it's over," a telecoms operator said on Friday....