Two Indian Premier League cricket players were among nearly 100 people detained for drugs tests after police busted a party, reports said Monday, in the latest controversy to hit the tournament. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is nearing a deal on Sunday to sell part of its stake in Alibaba Group back to the Chinese company for $7.1 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. Under the agreement expected to be announced as soon a... [Full Article]
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
China's top security official Zhou Yongkang has been named a delegate to a top Communist Party meeting, despite calls for his removal amid political upheaval ahead of a 10-yearly leadership change. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Socially-inept DJ Alan Partridge is to make a television comeback after comic Steve Coogan signed a new deal with Sky Atlantic to resurrect the popular character. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A major European Jewish organization is urging European governments to quickly adopt measures to tackle anti-Semitism and far-right extremism, including possibly banning a hardline Greek party that did unusually well in recent elections. (Source: Ass... [Full Article]
A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a half-year stay at the International Space Station. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's president has invited the leaders of the country's three biggest parties plus a smaller, moderate leftist group to take part in talks to form a coalition government on Monday, a senior presidency official told Re... [Full Article]
Islamists suffered a surprising defeat in Algeria's parliamentary elections, bucking a trend that saw them gain power across North Africa after Arab Spring uprisings. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Algeria's National Liberation Front and a sister party have won legislative elections, crushing an Islamist alliance. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]