Dubai rushes to ease debt default fears
[2009-11-27 15:50]Dubai struggled to ease fears of debt default on Thursday after its move to delay repayments at two flagship firms shook market confidence.
Probe: Irish bishops covered up child abuse
[2009-11-27 11:08]Church leaders in Dublin spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and most fellow clerics turned a blind eye, a probe concluded Thursday.
Report: Berlusconi wife seeks $65M-a-yr divorce deal
[2009-11-27 10:06]Italy PM Berlusconi's estranged wife is seeking $65 million a year in alimony in a divorce case after her husband was embroiled in a sex scandal.
US governor's impeachment hearings begin
[2009-11-25 10:36]Legislators upset with Governor Mark Sanford's lam to see his lover in Argentina began a months-long process that could ultimately remove the Republican from office.
Oprah to announce Friday show will end in 2011
[2009-11-20 11:09]The Oprah Winfrey Show" will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.
Sarkozy's Facebook entry stirs up debate
[2009-11-11 14:50]French President Sarkozy has posted on Facebook a photo of himself chipping away at the Berlin Wall, which triggered intense debate over its veracity.
Obama sibling writes about abusive father
[2009-11-05 08:48]US President Barack Obama's half brother, who has lived in Shenzhen for the past seven years, launched his memoir Wednesday.
Trial starts for Japanese star Noriko Sakai
[2009-10-27 09:24]Japanese actress Noriko Sakai Monday pleaded guilty to drug use and prosecutors sought a prison sentence in a trial that has caused a media frenzy.
Lawyer: Death twists Madoff case
[2009-10-26 16:43]The death of Jeffry Picower, accused of profiting more than $7 billion from Madoff's investment schemes, will make it more difficult for suing investors to recoup their money.
Tokyo auto show spurned as firms eye China
[2009-10-21 17:08]This year's Tokyo Motor Show is a lonesome affair for the Japanese, with foreign automakers largely no-shows for the first time in decades.
Forbes: India's 100 richest worth 25 percent of GDP
[2009-11-19 22:08]The Billionaires Club of India almost doubled from last year to 54 members up from 27, aided by a rebounding stock market that gained two-thirds in the past year and an economy growing at six percent, said the Forbes Asia magazine on Thursday.
World's shortest man turns 18 in Nepal
[2009-10-15 20:44]Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal, who is just 56 centimeters high, is thought to be the world's smallest living man.