Sri Lanka Cricket said in a media release on Wednesday that Dilshan would hold a news conference on Thursday to officially announce his retirement. ‘I...

She's the first Canadian writer to receive the prestigious $1.2 million award since Saul Bellow, who won in 1976 and left for the U.S. as a boy.The...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their research in the 1970s has helped scientists develop programs that unveil chemical processes such as...

Both Yellen and Bernanke are scheduled to appear with Obama at the White House on Wednesday for a formal announcement.Yellen emerged as the leading...

‘We will urge a date to be set as soon as possible,’ Kerry told reporters at a joint news conference with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.Kerry...

A drive-by shooting killed six Egyptian soldiers east of Cairo on Monday, shortly after a massive explosion, possibly from a car bomb, hit the...

Japan Airlines is buying its first-ever jets from Airbus in a deal with a list value of 950 billion yen ($9.5 billion). The purchase of 31 A350 planes...

Australian authorities have detained 18 Indian asylum seekers, who are likely to be sent back to India in line with newly elected Prime Minister Tony...

The US Justice Department is investigating JPMorgan Chase over mortgage-backed investments the bank sold in the run-up to the financial crisis.The New...

Wireless equipment maker Ericsson AB's second-quarter earnings grew 26 per cent compared to a year ago thanks to higher gross margins and lower...

France's economy is in recession again, and that could spell more trouble for Europe.The national statistics agency, Insee, on Wednesday said that the...

Sony Corp is back in the black for its fiscal fourth quarter, recording $948 million profit, with big help from a weaker yen that boosts overseas...