Japan's annual whale-hunting season falls short of its target catch due to disruptions by anti-whaling activists, officials say. Read more…

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo admits he is the father of a child who was conceived when he was still a Roman Catholic bishop. Read more…

Thai soldiers sprayed automatic weapons fire and threw tear gas to clear anti-government protesters from a major intersection in the capital yesterday, with at least 70 people reported injured. Read more…

Fiji is deteriorating into the Burma of the South Pacific, say regional experts who warn the troubled nation is now staring at years of stifling military rule and financial destitution. Read more…

From the mountain heights of Kashmir to the palm-fringed beaches of Kerala, from Nagaland in the remote northeast to the Maharashtra heartland, India will on Thursday throw itself headlong into the... Read more…

Ships from Japan's whaling fleet returned to port yesterday after violent clashes with conservationists in the Antarctic Ocean damaged its ships and left the season's catch well short of its target. Read more…

They lost everything when Saddam Hussein was overthrown, but found their way back to a position of strength when the United States wooed them as mercenary troops to fight against al Qaeda. Read more…

It took only three precision shots to end the five-day ocean standoff between the world's most powerful navy and pirates holding an American hostage in a lifeboat. Read more…

A British adventurer given 200,000 pounds ($504,000) by sponsors, including Google and Virgin, to build a state-of-the-art rowboat plans to land in New Zealand, abandoning his bid to row round... Read more…

Bouncers and former military personnel are being hired by schools as "crowd control" to cover classes for teachers. Read more…

BAGHDAD - Iraqi leaders are accused of turning a blind eye to a spate of murders of homosexuals after 25 young men and boys were killed in recent weeks. Read more…

Gordon Brown has written personal letters to those mentioned in controversial e-mails sent by an ex-adviser. Read more…

A US congressman has a narrow escape as Somali insurgents fire mortars towards his plane as he takes off from Mogadishu. Read more…

Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale is the most played song in public places in the last 75 years, according to a chart compiled for BBC Radio 2. Read more…

Fans of a bizarre Easter tradition gather in County Durham for the world egg-jarping championship. Read more…

Luton's relegation from the Football League is confirmed after they are held to a 0-0 draw by Chesterfield. Read more…

Shares in US carmaker General Motors fall sharply after reports that the US government wants it to start bankruptcy proceedings. Read more…

Thousands of opposition supporters in Georgia hold a fifth day of protests, calling on the president to step down. Read more…

The price of oil falls sharply after the International Energy Agency predicts that the global recession will cut demand for crude. Read more…

Miley Cyrus sings her way to the top of the North American box office chart with Hannah Montana: The Movie. Read more…

The filing by several investors was made to ensure that all of the personal assets of Bernard L. Madoff are used to pay his defrauded customers. Read more…

Shares were moderately lower as investors prepared for earnings season to begin in earnest and awaited economic data due out this week. Read more…

Jubilation from his crew, relief from his family and vows of bitter revenge from Somali pirates have followed the rescue of an American cargo-ship captain. Read more…

In an informal setting, Justice Clarence Thomas admitted to an uneasy relationship with the whole idea of rights. Read more…

At least 20 people die in fighting at a cattle market in the Central African Republic. Read more…

Newcastle manager Alan Shearer will not take disciplinary action against Obafemi Martins, who missed Saturday's game against Stoke due to injury. Read more…

Is dependence on house helps making people lazy and causing them to forget how to look after themselves? Read more…

More than 100 people are arrested by police in Nottingham over a suspected plan to target a power station. Read more…

Steve Howard's towering injury-time header sinks play-off chasing Leeds United and takes Leicester to the brink of automatic promotion from League One. Read more…

Turkish police detain at least 12 people, including a university president, in connection with an alleged coup plot. Read more…

The US crew of a ship that was at the centre of a hostage drama urge President Barack Obama to end the "crisis" of Somali piracy. Read more…

A man who murdered a Welsh couple in the Canary Islands is jailed for 39 years and ordered to pay their son £270,000 compensation. Read more…

Much-loved children's character Noddy is to return to British TV screens for a new series with the help of computer technology, it is announced. Read more…

A Brazilian woman is turned away from Newcastle Airport after arriving with a case containing lingerie and not much more. Read more…

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is winning his battle to be fit for the Champions League clash with Chelsea as he recovers from a groin injury. Read more…

Argentina's Angel Cabrera says his experience of winning the US Open in 2007 proved an invaluable aid to his triumph in this year's Masters. Read more…

Leicester will move to the brink of a return to the Championship with victory over high-flying Leeds, who harbour their own promotion hopes. Read more…

Bees, luvvies and fitness freaks, all under one... Read more…

Policewoman meets man she saved at... Read more…

A total of 14 Lancashire County Council staff have been suspended over allegations about offensive e-mails. Read more…

Kidnappers threaten to kill two female aid workers seized in south Darfur a week ago. Read more…

A top Iranian official welcomes an offer of talks with a group of six world powers over Iran's nuclear programme. Read more…

A Russian soldier in Chechnya has shot dead three comrades before attempting to commit suicide, security officials say. Read more…

Tech Mahindra, a venture between the BT Group and the conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra, is poised to become an outsourcing giant after submitting the top bid for Satyam. Read more…

The bank said that it might sell, and lease back, office buildings in New York, Paris and London, including its headquarters at Canary Wharf. Read more…

Trading was thin, with many Asian and European centers still out for the Easter holiday weekend and many investors waiting for U.S. bank results this week. Read more…

A fast-moving fire tore through a three-story building housing homeless people in northwestern Poland early Monday. Read more…

Express Scripts said Monday that it was acquiring the pharmacy benefit management business of WellPoint in a deal that will include cash and up to $1.4 billion in stock. Read more…

A pensioner dies in hospital after being rescued from a fire at a house in south Belfast on Easter Sunday evening. Read more…

Ethiopia says it has destroyed its stocks of anti-personnel mines, in line with an international treaty. Read more…