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A white whale, also known as beluga, puffs a ring at Kamogawa Sea World THIS friendly beluga whale appears to be waving its flipper at th...

Headphones You could be turning deaf because of your headphones. Our expert lists a guide of what you should avoid while listening to you...

Rape Case Even more women, estimated at 25%, have been attacked by a partner or husband, the Centers for Disease Control said. The find...

Fire in Kolkata AMRI Hospital, India (Reuters) - A fire tore through a seven-story private hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkat...

     Glasgow (Pic: PA) Schools in many parts of Scotland were shut today as the country braced itself for hurricane-force...

Grasshopper addicted to eating carrots THIS large creepy-crawly has a huge craving for carrots – and that’s not the only thing she’s big ...

YouTube (Mashable) -- We already knew about YouTube's redesign, which tech-savvy readers have been enabling for the past 10 days. As...

Soccer Player LOME, Togo — At least six topflight Togolese soccer players were killed and another 28 people critically injured on Saturda...

Holiday Shopping (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season is in full swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers will spend big des...

Clash in Egypt (Reuters) - Protesters demanding an end to army rule and angered by rough police tactics battled with police on Sunday, pr...

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi TRIPOLI— Saif al-Islam, the favored son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, was arrested on the border with Ni...

Reno, Nevada, U.S.A. RENO, Nevada, U.S. — A cloud of grayish-white smoke settled over upscale homes and horse pastures at Reno's edg...

Japanese Environment Minister AFP - Japanese Minister of the Environment announced Friday that he renounced his monthly salary of 15,000...

Facebook (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday that it is investigating a rash of unsolicited graphic images that hit some users' ...

Two gays married in Roussillon AFP - The Communist mayor of Cabestany (Pyrénées-Orientales) Saturday celebrating the union of two men wit...

Adam Winfield The leader of a group of U.S. soldiers accused of having executed three Afghan civilians in 2010 was sentenced Thursday, No...

Ford Escape New car sales in October recovered from a summertime lull, fueled by pent-up demand for new models and a better selection of ...

Andy Rooney NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature "60 Minutes" commentaries about life...

hu-jintao-nicolas-sarkozy-et-barack-obama The Greek crisis and the possibility of an output of Athens in the euro area have dominated dis...