LONDON, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) - Queen Elizabeth II marked 60 years on the throne Monday with a message thanking all those who have supported her over her reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.Tri...

BEIJING, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) - China on Monday warned government officials in Tibet that failing to maintain stability could result in job loss or criminal prosecution, the latest sign of heightened ethnic tensions in the ...

ISLAMABAD, FEB 6 (AP/UNB) - A rescue official says a three-story factory building has collapsed in a city in eastern Pakistan, killing at least one person and trapping around 40 others.Amjad Hussain says the structure...

RIYADH, FEB 6 (AP/UNB) - Dubai's famed indoor ski slope is about to get some Gulf competition. Saudi developers say they plan a "snow village" inside a new mall in Riyadh.A statement on company websites Monday says th...

MOSCOW, FEB 6 (AP/UNB) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for a third term as president, is promising Russians a bigger say in politics.In an article published in the Kommersant daily on Monday, P...

BEIRUT, FEB 6 (AP/UNB) - Activists say Syrian troops are heavily shelling neighborhoods in the restive central city of Homs.The Local Coordination Committees activist group says Monday's bombardment hit a makeshift ho...

BEIJING, FEB 6 (AP/UNB) - The International Monetary Fund is warning that a sharp downturn in Europe could cut China's growth rate by nearly half.The IMF said Beijing should be ready to launch a stimulus to offset the...

MANILA, FEB 6 (AP/UNB) - Seismologists say a 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck the central Philippines, but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties. No tsunami warning was issued.The head of the Philip...

YANGON, FEB 6 (AP/UNB) - Myanmar's Election Commission has given opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi the green light to run for parliamentary by-elections, which are seen as a key test of the long-repressed country's c...

Jakarta, Feb 6 (Asianet/UNB) - The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Rajasthan, which has gained fame for manufacturing the least expensive tablet computers in the world at a price of only US$35 per unit, announced...