The man who lost in the presidential elections last month in Sri Lanka was arrested for “committing military offenses” and for plotting to overthrow the government.

Pakistan’s Akbar Zeb was recently turned down for accreditation to be his country’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia not because he lacked in credentials, but because his name translates into “Biggest Dick” in Arabic.

The United Kingdom will be implementing tougher rules regarding the issuance of student visas to control usage abuse, announced Alan Johnson, Home Secretary, Sunday, February 7.

The 50-year-old former vice-president is leading all other presidential candidates with close to 50 percent of all votes with less than 20 percent of ballots still to be counted.

Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, has apologized for having a child out of wedlock. He has three legal wives.

Japan’s annual snow festival in Sapporo attracts thousands of tourists…

Tai Shan, the giant panda who was the only baby panda to survive past infancy in Washington DC, has gone back to his ancestral home in China after four and a half years of being a celebrity in the United States.

US President Barack Obama, who has a strong backing from the homosexual sector during the 2008 presidential campaign, continues to implement his promise to support them.

Protests are being demonstrated across the streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka for the alleged widespread electoral fraud during the last presidential polls.

Walking Man I, a 1960 six-foot tall sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, was sold at 65 million British pounds in a Sotheby auction breaking the record for highest price paid for a work of art at an auction.

US President Barack Obama landed in hot water after the European Union (EU) labeled as “snubbing” his decision to break tradition after opting out not to attend a scheduled summit in May.