Charles Taylor sorry for those hurt by war crimes
Convicted war criminal and former Liberian President… More
Assad: Syria fighting foreign mercenaries
In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian… More
A senior judge was sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political crisis that…
Like strangers forced into an arranged marriage but hoping it will bring true love, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany…
Ratko Mladic was a shadow of the swaggering general who once "held Sarajevo in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95…
Iran has hanged a 24-year-old man whom it accused of being an agent for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and of killing…
By appointing a cabinet containing as many women as men, France's new leaders on Wednesday struck a… More
One subway train has crashed into the back of another in Brazil's largest city, injuring 33. Two people are in critical… More
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad replaced almost half of his West Bank-based Cabinet, a clear sign that efforts to… More
A Libyan government spokesman says clashes in a western city have left six dead and at least 20 injured. Nasser al-Manei… More
Turkey is showing renewed interest in reviving its stalled bid to join the European Union, now that one of its key opponents… More
The sister of a bride found stabbed to death on her wedding day in the US says the now-missing husband called a relative… More
A US-based institute says new satellite imagery shows that North Korea has resumed construction on a reactor after months… More
A campaign to celebrate the best of British music, backed by Prime Minister David Cameron and the Foreign Office, has been… More
Updated A brain implant has allowed a paralysed American woman to take a sip of a coffee unaided for the first time in almost 15… More
Egypt's military ruler said he hopes that a "great leader" will emerge from the country's upcoming presidential… More
Government troops and warplanes pounded al Qaeda positions in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least 29 militants… More
The company that gave us the Instamatic has acknowledged that for 30 years it operated a small nuclear reactor in a basement… More
Twenty years after the opening shots of the Bosnian War, former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic went on… More
George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race with four short words. "I'm for Mitt Romney," the former president… More
The groom is being sought in the stabbing death of his young bride hours after their marriage his new… More
'Octomom' Nadya Suleman has failed to file the proper paperwork in her bankruptcy case, opening the door to creditors to… More
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase has offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders for a US$2 billion trading loss that "should… More
If you're in Canada this summer, and you don't want to die, then listen up. If you're ready for a zombie attack, then you're… More
Police in southern Greece have arrested two local men suspected of an apparently random xenophobic attack on an elderly… More
Police are gathering near a Brisbane park where Aboriginal protesters say they're willing to be arrested… More
An ashen-faced Rebekah Brooks has launched a withering attack on the authorities after being charged with perverting the… More
A roadside bomb struck cars belonging to the UN observer mission in Syria, just minutes after regime forces opened... More
Masada is worth the while it takes to get there, and the stamina you need to stay there, says Simon Calder. More
Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's… More
President Barack Obama tried to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather than creating jobs… More
Duco Events today announced that Joseph Parker, the… Watch
Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are introduced as new… Watch
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Their names are Linda, Naomi, Stephanie, Claudia and… Watch
Air Pacific is hoping a new name and new look will reverse its fortunes. It is reverting to its original name Fiji Airways… More
Stephen Johnson visits the village of Ban Xang Hai on the Mekong River, famous for its 'rice wisky'. More
Andrew Austin soaks up Palm Springs. More
