Walkout threatens Israeli coalition
Israel's Labour party will walk out of the rightwing-dominated coalition government unless serious negotiations with the Palestinians get under way in the coming weeks, according to cabinet minister Avishay Braverman, an expected challenger to Ehud Barak for his party's leadership.
Somali pirates are holding over 435 sailors hostage
Somali pirates are holding over 435 sailors hostage in the war-torn country's eastern ports, despite an international naval operation intended to secure ships sailing across world's most important sea-lanes from attack.
Curtain call for iconic Pontiac
Pontiac - one of the US car industry's most iconic brands - finally goes out of business after 84 years.
Uniform maker may lose Girl Scouts contract to China
The owners of a family-run New Jersey factory that makes uniforms for the Girl Scouts of America said they may be forced to close or lay off workers if the organization takes its business to China.
US mid-term race enters final furlong
President Barack Obama has begun a final push to win support for Democratic candidates in the US mid-term elections on Tuesday.
Hillary Clinton stays away from midterm elections
Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, will be several thousand miles away from American shores on election day in a move some are interpreting as a deliberate way of literally distancing herself from the result.
Row over pill for teenagers trial
A pilot scheme on the Isle of Wight gives girls as young as 13 access to the contraceptive pill at high street pharmacies.
'Princess Boy,' dress spur acceptance debate
A little boy in a bright red dress and his mom's picture book about acceptance are front and center in a biting debate over a question well beyond his years: Are society's gender roles so rigid that a male child can't have fun in a tutu?
Guantanamo Canadian to serve 8 more years in prison
A U.S. war crimes tribunal on Sunday sentenced a young Canadian to 40 years in prison, but he may serve only a few more years under a deal that included his admission he was an al Qaeda conspirator who murdered a U.S. soldier.
Medvedev's Popularity Hits 76%, Close to Putin's 77%
President Dmitry Medvedev has an approval rating of 76 percent, just below Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rating of 77 percent, according to a new poll.
Protests at Arundhati Roy's home
The Delhi home of the prize-winning Indian novelist and human rights campaigner Arundhati Roy was besieged by Hindu women today demanding that she quit the country because of her outspoken views on Kashmir.
Army Down to 1 Million
The Russian military has finished trimming down army personnel from 1.2 million to 1 million as part of its ongoing reform that has ended the belief in a once secure job-for-life mentality.
Old town in Italy has the wind at its back
The towering white wind turbines that rise ramrod straight from gnarled ancient olive groves here speak to something extraordinary happening across Italy.
Women force a break from sumo tradition
Prevented from making Sumo a sport at the Olympics because it is a male-only sport, Japan has been encouraging women to take up the ancient Japanese past time.
Space Tourism: Will It Be Worth the Money?
For decades it's seemed like a sci-fi fantasy. But thanks to major companies making the push into orbit and big investors backing the industry, it looks like space tourism could finally become a reality
From its chocolate factory in the French Alps, Stephane Bonnat's family has been nurturing ties with cocoa farmers around the world for over a century, and together they are now driving a green revolution.
Imaginary cows and non-existant lemon groves 'cost EU taxpayers £1.2bn'
Transparency International points the finger of corruption at many non-European nations. But imaginary cows and non-existant lemon groves are among the fraudulent claims for European Union funding that have cost taxpayers £1.2bn in the last year, a new report shows
Boom in new mums in their fifties
The number of women over the age of 50 having babies increased by more than a half last year as IVF techniques become more advanced, new statistics show.
Morocco suspends Al-Jazeera TV's operation
Arabic news network accused of tarnishing the North African country's image with its reporting; accreditation to take effect immediately.
Moroccans stage rare human rights protest
About 900 Moroccan rights activists took to the streets in Rabat on Sunday in a rare protest against what they called widespread rights abuses by the authorities, including illegal detention and torture.
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