China may have arrested alleged US Spy
Reacting to what could certainly be the widest information breach in China in years, the Chinese government detained a security official early this year who is thought of passing important…
Macaulay Culkin spokesman denies health rumours
Macaulay Culkin is fit as a fiddle, his has insisted spokeswoman insists despite reports in US tabloids. The 31-year-old actor's publicist has fired back at entertainment site ETOnline, after the site…
Michelle Obama takes on TV host in White House sports challenge
Mrs Obama and Fallon did push-ups and hula hooping before competing at dodge ball and a tug-of-war. The first lady triumphed over the comedian in a climactic potato sack race. The…
Maldives president resigns after weeks of protest
The Maldives' first democratically elected president resigned Tuesday after weeks of protest over his decision to sack a judge he had accused of favoring the opposition. A government statement posted on…
Killing girl was ‘enjoyable’, teen murderer writes in her diary
Alyssa Bustamante was 15 years old when she repeatedly stabbed Elizabeth Olten to death before calmly writing about the "pretty enjoyable" murder in her journal. While a search was launched for…
US Occupy march against police brutality ends in arrests
There were reports of broken windows along the march route, including a flag pole that was thrown through a restaurant window in Southeast Belmont in Portland, Oregon . Police said that…
Fidel Castro paints bleak view of the world in rare TV interview
The former Cuban leader 's rare appearance coincides with the launch of an exhaustive two-volume account of his life up until 1958. Castro spends much of his time reading news stories…
Fidel Castro mocks UK over Falklands
Fidel Castro 's rare appearance coincides with the launch of an exhaustive two-volume account of his life up until 1958. Castro claimed to spend much of his time reading news stories,…
11 dead in Canada motorway crash
Canadian media reported that the Hispanic workers were killed when their van collided with a truck near Stratford, Ontario. Three survivors from the van were taken to hospital. "My staff have never…
US suspends operations at embassy in Syria; violence leaves dozens dead in Homs
Syrian government forces pressing a ferocious crackdown shelled the central city of Homs on Monday, opposition activists said, destroying a makeshift clinic and leaving dozens dead in a town that…