French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to file a complaint against a website that claimed Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi had offered to fund his 2007 election campaign.
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP):A Brazilian prostitute plans to sue the United States Embassy, three Marines, an American staff member and one of the Embassy's Brazilian drivers for injuries caused when she allegedly was pushed out of a van in Brasilia...
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP):Bulgaria's military says one of its fighter jets has crashed during a training mission but its crew of two have ejected safely.The Defence Ministry said a MiG-29 fighter jet went down yesterday near the village of Golyam Chardak...
NEW DELHI, India (AP): Cricket great Sachin Tendulkar is set to receive a seat in the Indian Parliament after he was reportedly approved for a post in the upper house.
WASHINGTON, United States (AP):The Secret Service acknowledged yesterday it is investigating whether its employees hired strippers and prostitutes in advance of President Barack Obama's visit last year to El Salvador....
Eurozone leaders have urged governments in Europe to focus on growth despite fears about the negative impact of austerity measures now being implemented.
A new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in California, but the animal was not bound for the nation's food supply and posed no danger.
Police opened fire yesterday on hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators who stormed a police station on the second day of an opposition-sponsored general strike protesting a politician's disappearance...
A Florida judge is to decide today whether to release murder suspect George Zimmerman on bail, pending his trial over the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP):Days after US Secret Service agents were sent home over allegations of hard-partying and bringing prostitutes to their hotel, the mayor of this Caribbean city was wondering what all the fuss was all about.After all, prostitution...
SHANGHAI (AP):The two billion women living in Asia are still paid less than men for similar work and are extremely underrepresented in top leadership positions, even in wealthy countries such as Japan, according to a report issued yesterday...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP):When a 17-year-old girl said to have the mental capacity of a five-year-old was reported missing four weeks ago in the sprawling South African township of Soweto, police distributed her photo and asked neighbourhood...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP):A Catholic priest in Vietnam was beaten unconscious by a group of thugs following the destruction of a house he intended to turn into an orphanage, the church said in a statement....
MOSCOW, Russia (AP):The head of Russia's top investigation agency has announced the creation of a task force that will investigate crimes committed by police officers.The move follows a perennial public outcry over cases of killings, beatings, torture...
