2009-11-28 08:41
The death toll from a Russian train crash has risen to 39 after more bodies were pulled from wrecked carriages.
2009-11-28 10:08
A couple who penetrated layers of security to enter a State Dinner at the White House met US President Barack Obama in the receiving line.
2009-11-28 08:01
A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane has crashed during take-off in China, killing three people.
2009-11-27 22:07
Florida authorities say Tiger Woods has been seriously injured in a car wreck in the US state.
2009-11-27 20:35
The UN atomic watchdog has approved a Russian plan for an international nuclear fuel bank under the aegis of the IAEA.
2009-11-27 22:14
Hundreds of Iraqis have gathered at the tomb of former dictator Saddam Hussein to commemorate the anniversary of his execution in 2006.
2009-11-27 19:09
Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Fascist dictator Benito, says she does not know "whether to be angry or to laugh" at reports of a video showing her having sex.
2009-11-27 20:35
Iran has denied Norway's accusation that Tehran had confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights campaigner Shirin Ebadi in 2003.
2009-11-27 17:31
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on the Taliban and other extremist groups to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country.
2009-11-27 10:38
Israeli troops have foiled a suspected attempt to bomb the southern resort city of Eilat, an army spokesperson says.
2009-11-27 09:00
The Khmer Rouge prison chief blamed for thousands of deaths at an infamous torture centre has asked Cambodia's genocide tribunal to release him.