Sri Lanka's recently re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa is dissolving parliament and calling early elections, officials say.

She has not said it herself so far but Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko seems to be preparing the ground to challenge the results of Sunday's presidential election.

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China closed a local Internet operator on suspicion of supplying malicious software used for computer hacking, Wall Street Journal reported today.

Astronauts aboard NASA's Endeavour perform critical safety checks as they embark on 13-day mission to the space station. By Paul McDougall The crew of space shuttle Endeavour hit the sack early Tuesday to rest up for the full workload that awaits them ...

SINGAPORE: The pastor who was called up by the Internal Security Department (ISD) for making insensitive remarks against the Buddhist and Taoist faiths has apologised personally to ...

SINGAPORE- A wrong turn by a driver of a Malaysian-registered prime mover not only caused him to knock into a pillar at the Tuas Checkpoint on Friday morning but also, unraveled one of the biggest hauls of contraband cigarettes in recent years.

Arraignment ... LaToya Jackson, wearing pink, and other Jackson family members leave the courthouse, (inset) Dr Conrad Murray. Photo: Getty, AFP LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's personal doctor, Conrad Murray, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of ...