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175 of Occupy Chicago protesters have been arrested last night in a downtown plaza where they had set up tents and sleeping bags

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175 of Occupy Chicago protesters have been arrested last night in a downtown plaza where some had set up tents and sleeping bags in...

20,000 demonstrators swamped Times Square, stopping traffic, in what was thought to be the largest Occupy demonstration in the US so far

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New York police has arrested more than 70 people yesterday in Times Square during a march of 20,000 of Occupy Wall Street protesters from...

Evolution of the world's population

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United Nations announced that the world's population will reach 7 billion in the next few days. The 7 billion stage comes just 12 years since the...

Just 24 hours after he escaped from sexual assault charges in France, DSK has been involved in another scandal of underage prostitution

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One day after DSK escaped from sexual assault charges in France, the former IMF chief has been involved in another investigation into underage prostitution. Dominique...

Police used pepper spray to disperse Occupy San Diego protesters

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San Diego police has arrested at least two people and used pepper spray yesterday to break up a human chain formed by Occupy movement...

As news that the cleanup of Zuccotti Park has been canceled, cheers erupted among Occupy protesters who had been preparing for a possible confrontation

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The cleanup action of Zuccotti Park from Lower Manhattan, that has been occupied by Wall Street protesters for nearly a month, was canceled Friday...

According to prosecution, DSK admitted to sexual aggression against journalist and writer Tristane Banon, but that it was too late to prosecute for that charge because the incident happened in 2003

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French prosecutors have dropped the investigation into Tristane Banon's claim that former IFM chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn attempted to rape her through a lack of...

16 protesters were arrested in Chicago for misdemeanor trespassing at the Hyatt Regency protest, where a Mortgage Bankers Association conference was held

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27 protesters were arrested during three Occupy movement demonstrations on Tuesday in Chicago and Washington D.C. A total of 21 economic protesters were arrested for...

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal for releasing Sergeant Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants since 2006

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Israel and Hamas group, which runs in Gaza, have agreed on a deal for releasing Sergeant Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by...

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Former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, was found guilty of abuse of authority by signing gas contracts with Russia in 2009.   Mrs Tymoshenko claimed the...

Thein Sein, Burma's president will grant amnesty to more than 6,300 prisoners starting with tomorrow

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Thein Sein, Burma's president will grant amnesty to more than 6,300 prisoners starting with tomorrow, according to the local state-controlled media. The amnesty announcement in...

Marzieh Vafamehr

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Marzieh Vafamehr, an Iranian actress, has been condamned to one year in prison and 90 lashes for her role in "My Tehran for Sale”...

Joe Gordon

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Hoping for a soft sentence, Joe Gordon-a Thai-born U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to charges of defaming Thailand's royal family, a grave crime in...

Fitch agency cuts Italy and Spain ratings

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Italy and Spain debts have both been downgraded by the Fitch credit rating agency. Italy's rating was cut from AA- to A+ by Fitch, following...

Sarah Palin has announced she will not run for President in 2012

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Sarah Palin has announced yesterday, October 5, she will not run for presidential race in 2012. There has been much speculation about whether Sarah Palin,...

“Occupy Boston” demonstrators camping outside the Federal Reserve building

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The anti-corporate protest - Occupy movement - which began in New York City two weeks ago, have spread across US, with demonstrations occurring in Los...

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il lives a lavish lifestyle while his people live in poverty

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North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Il has been spending nearly $200,000 a year on his dogs while his nation starves, it has been revealed. The allegations...

Christine Hemming was found guilty of burgling the home of her love rival and stealing a four-month-old kitten called Beauty

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John Hemming, the Liberal Democrat Member of British Parliament has two “homes” in Moseley, a leafy and affluent suburb of Birmingham. Less than a mile...

Todd and Sarah Palin have been offered $1 million if they pass lie detector test over Joe McGinniss' book claims.

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Sarah Palin has been offered $1million if she passes a lie detector test over claims made a Joe McGinniss's book about her. In Joe McGinniss's...

Ofra Strauss has been seen so often in Tony Blair’s company that the Israeli press has even speculated openly that they are having an affair

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Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister has developed a close personal friendship with one of the richest and most controversial women in Israel,...

Gop Presidential debate

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Texas governor Rick Perry engaged in persuasive dispute with his rivals at Thursday night's GOP presidential debate in Orlando. Social Security, immigration, border security...

Sarah Palin is about to lose both her marriage and her political career after the recent release of her explosive biography

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Sarah Palin is about to lose both her marriage and her political career after the recent release of her explosive biography. According to The National...

President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton dance at his inaugural ball in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993

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Bill Clinton, the former US president revealed on Rachel Ray show he rejected an “interesting” offer to appear on Dancing With The Stars show. Bill...

S&P cut Italy's government debt rating from A+/A-1+ to A/A-1 and said country's economic growth prospects were getting weaker, with planned reforms by the government not expected to help much

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Standard and Poor's dropped Italy's credit rating from A+ to A, with the ratings agency keeping the country's outlook on negative in a surprise move...

Barack Obama unveils the plan to reduce the massive US deficit by about $3.6 trillion over the next 10 years

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President Barack Obama will unveil plans on Monday to reduce the massive US deficit by about $3.6 trillion over the next 10 years, with...