A US court has banned sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country while it decides on the firm's patent dispute with...
The husband of Feng Jianmei, the Chinese woman forced to have a late-term abortion, has gone into hiding and her family are being harassed,...
The biggest McDonald’s restaurant on the planet has been built in London, right in the middle of the Olympic park. The vast two-storey restaurant will...
When Eric and Maegan Walber fell into the water during their wedding photoshoot on a dock at the Bay Pinte Inn, Eric Walber swam...
Baby boxes, where parents can leave an unwanted baby, common in medieval Europe, have been making a comeback over the last 10 years. Supporters say...
Three policemen have been killed in a shootout with two other officers at Mexico City's main airport. Officials say those shot dead were attempting to...
NATO members will meet in emergency session after Syria shot down Turkish F-4 Phantom warplane. The act is condemned by Turkey as a "serious threat"...
Fellow inmates locked up alongside Jerry Sandusky reportedly taunted him by singing “Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone” - a line from Pink Floyd's...
Cyprus has told the European authorities that it intends to apply for financial assistance. Cyprus is the fifth eurozone member to do so. It said it...
Part of a tough Arizona immigration law giving police powers to check the immigration status of people stopped and arrested has been upheld by...
High-ranking Syrian military figures have defected to Turkey, reports in Turkish media say. A general, two colonels, two majors and about 30 other soldiers are...
Mohammed Mursi, Egypt's first democratically-elected president, has started forming a government, after promising to be a leader for all Egyptians. World leaders have congratulated the...
Abu Hamza, a key figure allegedly involved in the planning of the deadly Mumbai attacks of 2008, has been arrested in Delhi, Indian police...
A new report by the aid watchdog Data shows that European debt crisis has led to cuts in government development aid to poor countries. It...
Mexican police say at least 26 people have died in a bus crash in the state of Guerrero. More than 20 people were injured. The bus...
According to newly-updated “protocols” approved by Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Cambridge has been placed firmly down the royal pecking order. A document is said...
Saudi Arabia has decided to allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time. A statement from the Saudi Embassy...
Turkey has called a NATO meeting to discuss its response to the shooting down of one of its warplanes by Syrian forces on Friday. Ankara...
Higher Presidential Election Commission in Egypt has declared the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi as the winner of presidential election run-off. Mohammed Mursiwon 51.73% of the...
Queen Elizabeth II is to give Prince William and his wife one of the cottages on her beloved Sandringham estate to mark his 30th...
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said the fighter jet shot down by Syrian air defense forces on Friday was in international airspace when...
Egypt is awaiting the delayed results of the presidential run-off election held last weekend. The results are due in the coming hours, after the election...
Governments in Latin America have reacted angrily to the impeachment of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo in the wake of a land dispute scandal. Argentina, Brazil...
China has successfully completed its first ever manual docking of a spacecraft with another space module as astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked with...
Mugly, an 8-year-old Chinese Crested with a short snout, beady eyes and a large number of unkempt white whiskers, has won the rather unflattering...