Islamic State sets sunset deadline for release of prisoner in Jordan

An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist being held by Islamic State (IS) militants said a Jordanian air force pilot also...

Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar resigns

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar resigned from his post on Thursday. Mr Sarwar has sent his resignation to the...

Saudi King Shah Abdullah dies; Salman becomes new king

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world's top...

Tom Brady: No contact yet with NFL

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday that he has not yet been contacted by the NFL about its ...

WhatsApp Blog

Today, for the first time, millions of you will have the ability to use WhatsApp on your web browser. Our web client is simply an extens...

Miss Universe 2015: Contestants take part in national costume show, in pictures

Miss Universe 2015 contestants have taken part in the national costume show. Here is a selection of some of the best (and not so g...

Planned flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi postponed again

Saudi Arabia is under mounting international pressure over the blogger Raif Badawi, whose public flogging has been postponed for a sec...

State of the Union 2015: as it happened

President Barack Obama last night set the stage for two years of grinding political warfare with Republicans in Congress, asking them to ...

Inside India: The Deadly Effects of Red Tape

Red tape and over-regulation can kill.   As Prime Minister Narendra Modi fights to loosen bureaucrats’ stifling grip on the econom...

Obama’s Wise Decision Not to Mention India in State of the Union Address

Days before he is expected to arrive in India, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address made no mention of the world’s la...

Rand Paul Trolls Obama With Willy Wonka During State Of The Union

If you were a senator watching President Obama deliver his State of the Union address, what do you think you’d do to pass the time? Su...

Obama pushes tax plan, vows to veto GOP bills in defiant State of the Union address

A defiant President Obama staked out a populist agenda Tuesday night for his final two years in office built on what he called “midd...

NEWS/ Newlywed Chad Michael Murray's Wife, Sarah Roemer, Is Pregnant!

Surprise again! Newlyweds  Chad Michael Murray  and  Sarah Roemer  are going to be parents! A source confirms exclusively to E! News...

Lil Wayne Drops Sorry 4 the Wait 2

Lil Wayne's 2011 mixtape  Sorry 4 the Wait  was released as a sort of apology for  Tha Carter IV 's delay. Now, since  Tha Car...

US senators urge Saudi Arabia to halt ‘barbaric’ flogging of blogger

A high-powered group of U.S. senators is demanding that Saudi Arabia cancel the "barbaric punishment" of a blogger sentenced...

2015 Oscar nominations: Complete list; ‘Selma’ snubbed; ‘Birdman’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ lead with nine

All of awards season has led up to this: The Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles. Director Wes An...