KABUL, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - The Afghan Taliban are denying their leader Mullah Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last July.Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid describes as "baseless allegations" reports that Omar had s...

MOSCOW, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - Thousands of Russians are taking to the streets of Moscow to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, challenging his bid to reclaim the presidency in March.The march across downt...

Hyderabad, Feb 4 (Asianet/UNB) - Beating market expectations, IT firm Mahindra Satyam has reported a five-fold rise in profit after tax to Rs 308 crore (US$62.8 million) for the quarter ended December 31, helped by for...

NEW DELHI, Feb 4 (Asianet/UNB) - FMCG major Dabur India has said it will invest about Rs 100 crore (US$20 million) over the next two years to set up plants in Africa where it has been on an expansion mode.The investmen...

MUNICH, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - NATO leaders have downplayed Moscow's fears that a new Europe-based missile defense system represents a threat to Russia, and vowed to move ahead with it.NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasm...

LONDON, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - The owner of Heathrow Airport says it has canceled 30 percent of flights for Sunday amid forecasts for snow and severe weather in London.BAA says it reached an agreement with Heathrow airlines ...

HEBRON, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - Hundreds of Palestinian protesters have called for their prime minister's resignation over recent tax and price increases.Saturday's protest marked the first time a sizable crowd demanded that...

MUNICH, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - Russia's foreign minister says he still sees two major problems with a draft U.N. resolution on the violence in Syria.Sergey Lavrov said at a security conference in Germany on Saturday that th...

NEW DELHI, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - An Indian court has ruled that a powerful minister will not have to stand trial in a multibillion-dollar telecommunications scandal, giving the beleaguered government a reprieve.Judge O.P. ...

LONDON, FEB 4 (AP/UNB) - British police say six people have been arrested after protesters forced their way into the Syrian Embassy in London overnight.Scotland Yard says that around 150 people had gathered for a demo...