An 18-year-old gunman killed one person and wounded eight others in what appeared to be a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said on Saturday.
The Pakistan government today decided not to appeal Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's conviction of contempt by the Supreme Court for refusing to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Syrian regime forces have "massacred" more than 90 people, including 25 children, in the town of Houla, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.
Arguing strongly against what he called the "carpet bombing" of Pakistan, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said US drone attacks were turning out to be counter-productive due to the civilian toll they take.
The US today said deportation of Indian orphan Kairi Abha Shepherd was consistent with its immigration priorities, indicating it would go ahead with the proceedings, despite an appeal by New Delhi that her case be treated with "sensitivity and compassion".
A new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran's nuclear activities is "proof" that Tehran's programme is peaceful, Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog said.
US voters are nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney with five months to go before the election, especially on handling the economy, polls show.
The Muslim Brotherhood has urged Egyptians to rally behind their presidential candidate in an almost certain run-off with rival Ahmed Shafiq, warning the country would be in danger if fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak's premier wins.
There is one family in Nepal that is extremely happy with the Noida CBI court order of framing charges against the dentist couple. After years of uncertainty and despair, Hemraj’s family, comprising his wife Khum Kala (44), son Prajal (16) and mother Krishna Kala (81), now see a ray of hope. Utpal Parashar reports.
The Dalai Lama and the prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Friday said they were open to dialogue with China and called for real autonomy for the region.
France's new president said today that his country's troops had carried out their mission in Afghanistan and that it was time for them to leave, an early pullout that will be coordinated with the United States and other allies.
The US has imposed a preliminary anti-dumping duty on import of certain types of steel pipes from India, about a month after New Delhi lodged a complaint with WTO against the US for imposing anti-subsidy duties on import of certain Indian steel products.
The Muslim Brotherhood said today its candidate was leading the early count in Egypt's first free presidential election that exposed a rift in the nation between supporters of Islamists and backers of men who served deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
China will help Sri Lanka launch its first satellite by 2015, officials said.
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Kabul today for talks with his Afghan counterpart and to tell French troops why he will pull them out of the war-torn country by the end of 2012 -- two years ahead of Nato allies.