Teenage pop sensation hints at retirement in Christmas Eve tweets.

Boxing day in Britain saw a rise in sales with 8 percent more shoppers flowing in than last year.

US State Department trying to verify video of al Qaeda captive.

Officials say abrupt departure of soldiers from Afghanistan will endanger the progress.

VP Joe Biden congratulates wrong man, football star Manti Te'o publicly mourns death of a girlfriend who never was.

The 31 activists will now be free to leave Russia and travel home to their families, once they secure exit visas.

To go with his 13,174 runs, Kallis has taken 292 wickets from 165 tests generating unsuspected pace.

The 16-year-old girl was asleep when shots were fired from a dark-coloured sedan as it passed her house.

Beijing-based company has promised to grant a loan of at least $6.5 billion for Karachi nuclear plant.

The rupee ended higher at 105.30/105.36 against the dollar, in the interbank on Tuesday.