The US government is concerned a Supreme Court ruling about the legal rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, could see suspected terrorists walking...

At least eight policemen have been in a Taliban insurgent attack on a check post in southern Afghanistan, while three suspected rebels were held for weapons smuggling in the...

The most senior judge in the UK, Lord Phillips has inflamed an existing controversy by saying that Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to Sharia law....

The Chinese government has told the Dalai Lama they will not hold further talks with him unless he publicly declares that the activists of Tibetan Youth Congress should not disturb the Beijing Olympic...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has become a controversial figure almost overnight with his latest comments on...

People magazine in the US has reported that Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man due to hormone treatment, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital....

US President George Bush has said he will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing...

Around two hundred Zimbabweans have sought refuge at the US embassy in Harare....

In the US, an internal State Department report suggests celebrities may have had their privacy breached by...

A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding...

Police in London have been shocked at a frenzied attack on two French...

Britain says it will double assistance to Pakistan to secure the trouble-plagued border, which is shared with...

Eight people have been arrested in Cuba, in an action against opponents of the communist government....

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on says he will establish anti-corruption legislation by next...

The family of a 30-year old East Jerusalem man who went amok Wenesday with a bulldozer, killing three people, say he was not a...

Pakistan's hockey chief Thursday promised to host an international tournament next summer in the memory of former premier Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated last...

New car sales dipped last month as consumers felt the credit crunch, it was announced today. A total of 209,190 new vehicles were registered in June 2008 - a 6.1% fall on the June 2007 figure, the...

The southbound carriageway of the M77 was closed today after a car crash. The lanes near junction 8 in Ayrshire were shut after the one vehicle incident at about 8.30am this morning. A helicopter,...

The Queen officially opened a new multimillion-pound university campus today. Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and Kwik-Fit tycoon Sir Tom Farmer, the university chancellor, were among the...

NEW YORK (AP) -- He's gone from hot-dog top dog to underdog. Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating...

BUTTE, Montana (AP) -- Barack Obama is celebrating the 4th of July in Butte, Montana, attending a parade and picnic. It's a state that usually gives its three electoral votes to a Republican. Only...

Biofuels have caused world food prices to go up by 75%, according to a new report from the World Bank. A leaked copy of the report contradicts US government claims that using plants to produce fuel...

The funeral of a 35-year-old man was delayed by five weeks after pathology staff mistakenly placed some of his organs in another corpse. Andrew Bandelow from Sudbrooke, Lincolnshire, died suddenly...

The Gap Fire in Santa Barbara County declared the state's top priority Friday Fire has charred 3,000 acres, threatens town of Goleta Some 1,400 Big Sur residents ordered to leave homes due to Basin...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- President Bush invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson Friday in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, saying "I'll be proud to call you...

PARIS (AP) -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt has arrived in France to a hero's welcome after six years in the captivity of leftist rebels in the Colombian...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive...

Seven killed, five others missing after two canoes ran over dam in Slovenia Two people swam ashore after boats broke up but one died Friday in hospital Accident happened near Sevnica, 90 km southeast...

MINSK, Belarus (AP) -- A homemade bomb exploded at an outdoor concert in Belarus' capital early Friday, injuring at least 50 people. Officials blamed...

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets Saturday, leaving him one win from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam...

100 years after explosion in Siberia, no conclusions what caused it Theories include meteor, UFO or angry gods No conclusive evidence to support any...

A bar owner choked back tears today as he told a court how "wild" British soldiers trashed his pub and beat him up after a mass brawl in the Cyprus party resort of Ayia Napa. ...

A Pringle is undoubtedly crisp - but it is not a potato crisp. That was the conclusion reached by a High Court judge today after an exhaustive inquiry into the ingredients, manufacturer and...

U.S. spent $175 million trying to find contractors, military says U.S. intelligence located hostages for Colombia, source says Previous rescue missions had been scrapped, sources...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose...

Two men escaped with minor injuries after their light aircraft crashed after taking off from a small airfield near Newport. The pilot and passenger walked away from the two-seater KIS Cruiser, which...

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) -- Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods....

Noel Gallagher has waded into the debate over youth knife crime while picking up an award at the Silver Clef music therapy awards in London. The Oasis guitarist said it was a "pity scumbags are...

Lukashenko, criticized by the West for ruling the ex-Soviet state with an iron grip since the mid-1990s, was not far from the blast but was unhurt and did not appear to be the target, his spokesman...

HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe said on Friday that although he accepted the need for negotiations to end Zimbabwe's crisis, the opposition must drop their claim to power and accept that...

Veteran journalist Sir Charles Wheeler, the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondent, has died at the age of 85 after suffering from lung cancer. A reporter, presenter and producer, he covered...

This summer will be a key moment for those who question the official explanation of what happened on 9/11, the self-styled "9/11 truth movement". Nearly seven years after the terrible events of that...

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is due in Paris, two days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle. The former hostage will be met by President Nicolas...

The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft have shown. Data from a flyby of Mercury in January 2008 show the planet has contracted by more...

The British Grand Prix will move from Silverstone to Donington from 2010 in a 10-year deal, it has been announced. Silverstone, which had hosted the race since 1987, is owned by the British Racing...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Hugo Chavez, once a key mediator in securing hostage releases from Colombian rebels, could do little more than phone congratulations to President Alvaro Uribe after this...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Only two Democratic presidential candidates have carried Montana since 1948. Barack Obama is betting he can do it in...

Hamas says it has suspended indirect talks over a proposed prisoner exchange deal due to involve the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The militant group said Israel was not...

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the longer tour does not open the door to an extension beyond the 30 days, nor to the possibility of replacing them with other U.S. troops when they come...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House said Thursday that dangerous detainees at Guantanamo Bay could end up walking Main Street U.S.A. as a result of last month's Supreme Court ruling about detainees'...