» It's cheaper to own a pad in Burj Khalifa than in Central Delhi- Property

An apartment on the 100th floor of 'Burj Khalifa', the world's tallest building and one of the most-sought after addresses in the world today, comes at a price of Rs 38,000 per sq ft.

» Saudi sex braggart gets 5 years, 1,000 lashes

A Saudi court on Wednesday sentenced a man who caused uproar by bragging about his sex life on television to five years in prison and 1,000 lashes, according to Ministry of Information officials.

» Study: China faces 24M bride shortage by 2020

Some 24 million Chinese men of marrying age will find themselves lacking wives in 2020, partly because of the country's one-child policy, which has led to the abortion of female fetuses, state media said Monday.

» At home with Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden's first wife has given a revealing insight into the complex character of the man behind the world's most wanted terrorist.

» Man tries to bomb US plane in attempted terror attack

A Nigerian man with reported links to al-Qaida tried to blow up a US airliner with a new type of explosive device before being tackled by passengers in what officials said was an attempted Christmas Day terror attack.

» Osama warns US of more attacks similar to 9/11

In a short recording broadcast by the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel, Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, addressed US President Barack Obama saying the December 25 attack bid on Northwest Airlines was a message that more strikes similar to the September 11 against America would be forthcoming.