President Bush vowed Wednesday to veto a Democratic housing bill that iscoming up for a vote in the House of Representatives, charging that itwould "reward speculators and lenders."In comments on a variety of issues after a White House meeting withcongressional

With her hopes for fresh political momentum deflated by Tuesdaynightâ ™s primary results and with signs of mounting financial problems,Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton nonetheless vowed on Wednesday to fight on. She began her campaign forthe May 13 primary in West

More than 100,000 people may have died in the Irrawaddy Delta during the devastating cyclone that struck Myanmar, according to information being received by the United States embassy inthe country, the most senior American diplomat in Myanmar saidWednesday. The sharp

Barack Obama has won the endorsement of four new superdelegates helping push himtoward the Democratic presidential nomination, including a backer ofrival Hillary Rodham Clinton. The support comes the day after Obama's victory in North Carolina and closer than expected finish

Dmitri A. Medvedev, the Kremlin insider and unprepossessing lawyerwho had never held elected office before, was sworn in as Russia'spresident on Wednesday inside the Grand Kremlin Palace. The ceremony, mixing czarist splendor with renewed Russianconfidence, marked the passing of formal

Former Bangalore Royal Challengers CEO Charu Sharma virtually confirmed that he has not stepped down from the post but has been sacked.

Vijay Mallya scotched speculation over the fate of Venkatesh Prasad, saying he was fully supportive of him.

France's flamboyant President's mother has showered praises on her new daughter-in-law, Carla Bruni.

Government has approved doubling of fees in Indian Institutes of Technology.

AN OXFORD coroner will today begin hearing evidence into the biggest single tragedy for Britain's Armed Forces since the war on terror began â€" the deaths of 14 servicemen

A BOLLYWOOD director plans to make a film about a British teenager murdered on a Goa beach, but a lawyer said the family was afraid the script could deviate from the truth.

WOMEN road users are combating the credit crunch by switching from four wheels to two.

A BRITISH couple holidaying in Portugal who allegedly got so drunk they passed out will appear in a family court today â€" but are unlikely to face charges of neglecting their t

HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith today confirmed plans to reclassify cannabis as a Class B drug, defying the independent experts who advise the Government.

The hours of the manufacturing workforce dropped. 4.2%. The decrease reflects a 2.8% decline in durable goods hours and a 6.6% drop in hours worked in nondurable goods industries. Productivity rose 2.3% in durable manufacturing and 7% in nondurable manufacturing.

WOMEN who overindulge by consuming too much wine are to be targeted in efforts to tackle Scotland's dangerous alcohol culture, it emerged yesterday.

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has nothing to do with the reinstatement of judges deposed during last year's emergency, the presidential spokesman said on Wednesday. Spokesman Major General (retired) Rashid Qureshi said that a final decision in this regard would have

Showing Gandhigiri, West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi went without light on Wednesday, after deciding to have voluntary power cuts at Raj Bhavan, triggering a spat with the Communist Party of India Marxist, which felt the gubernatorial post should be abolished.

Congressman Howard Berman, the chairman of the United States' House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, has predicted that Pakistan is "perhaps the most likely launching point of a future Al Qaeda terrorist strike."

The relief material from India started reaching Myanmar on Wednesday, with two Indian Air Force planes and two Naval ships arriving in the cyclone-hit country with urgently required essential supplies. India is sending another consignment of relief material by an