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Tensions remained high in Ukraine's Crimea region…
The evidence Pistorius couldn't bear
Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears after his defence team argued that the gunshots which killed Reeva Steenkamp left her…
TV host: 'Why are you here?'
Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughed off Jimmy Kimmel's suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and was…
Russia test-fires ballistic missile
Russia is reported to have test-fired an inter-continental ballistic missile - even as President Vladimir Putin sought to…
Iranian man may have eyes gouged out
An Iranian man should be sentenced to having his eyes gouged out after pouring acid over a young girl's face leaving her…
World
Wednesday, March 12
Today is Wednesday March 12, the 71st day of 2014. There are 294 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 641…
Australia rejects Qantas' request for $2.7 B loan
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) The Australian government rejected a request from Qantas Airways for a 3 billion Australian dollar…
China to boost defense budget by 12.2 percent
BEIJING (AP) The Chinese government announced a big bump in spending on the armed forces Wednesday, saying it will increase…
Bitcoin bank closes after high-tech heist
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A Canada-based bank specializing in bitcoins says it has closed after computer hackers stole its digital…
Pro-independence party set to call Quebec election
MONTREAL (AP) Quebec's premier is set to call an election Wednesday in pursuit of a majority of seats for her pro-independence…
California gold discovery spurs rush of theories
LOS ANGELES (AP) Word last week that a California couple found $10 million in gold coins on their property has set off…
China sets 7.5 percent growth target
BEIJING (AP) China has set an official economic growth target of 7.5 percent for this year, according to a work report…
Obama seeks millions to expand Mexico crossings
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is recommending that the federal government spend more than $300 million to expand…
Police: California transgender teen who claimed assault in school bathroom recants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Police: California transgender teen who claimed assault in school bathroom recants.
China's premier announces a 7.5 percent official economic growth target for 2014
BEIJING (AP) China's premier announces a 7.5 percent official economic growth target for 2014.
Survey suggests 9 million women in EU rape victims
VIENNA (AP) A survey of 42,000 women across the European Union suggests that about one in 10 have been the victims of sexual…
Latino group leader: Obama is 'deporter in chief'
WASHINGTON (AP) The president of a prominent Latino advocacy group called President Barack Obama the "deporter in chief,"…
Calls for arrest of Sudan's leader for war crimes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) More than 30 human rights and civil society organizations called for the arrest of Sudanese President…
Group asks Supreme Court to allow California cross
SAN DIEGO (AP) A veterans group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a judge's order to remove a Korean War memorial…
NY Times prints Northup correction 161 years later
NEW YORK (AP) The New York Times has printed a correction for misspelling 161 years ago the name of a black man who was…
$30M worth of cocaine seized near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Federal authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $30 million worth of cocaine and charged two…
Chrysler to keep Canada plants without gov't help
TORONTO (AP) Chrysler said Tuesday it will take steps to build new cars and minivans in Ontario without incentives from…
TV channel sorry for revealing Pistorius witness
A South African TV channel has apologized for broadcasting an image of a witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial after…
Greenpeace hangs protest banners at P&G; HQ in US
CINCINNATI (AP) Greenpeace activists have used a zip line to unfurl huge banners at Procter & Gamble Co. headquarters in…
S. Sudanese so desperate they flee into Darfur
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The civil war in South Sudan has left people so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even…
Ukraine
West struggles for any traction over Ukraine
Russian troops said to be 16,000 strong tightened their stranglehold on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula yesterday.
Science
New Stonehenge music theory
The pillars that form Stonehenge may have been chosen because they were like sacred "prehistoric glockenspiels", according…
United States
Niagara Falls freezes (again)
Parts of Niagara Falls have frozen solid for the second time in just weeks as bitter cold continues to grip the US and Canada…
Pacific Islands
New Zealand gives to cyclone-hit Tonga
New Zealand has donated hundreds of emergency shelter kits and a further $300,000 to help residents of cyclone-hit Tonga…
International Politics
Abbott faces hard landing
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is heading for a bitter political fight that he is almost certain to lose as he hardens his "end…
Space
Spacesuit's repeat leak
An American-made spacesuit that leaked water into a helmet and threatened to drown a European astronaut had malfunctioned…
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Syria
Angelina Jolie visits Syrian children in Lebanon
Actress and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Lebanon to draw attention to the challenges facing…
Europe
Women with new wombs trying to get pregnant
Four women who received transplanted wombs have had embryos transferred into them in an attempt to get pregnant, a Swedish…