WWII spy 'White Mouse' dies
2011-08-08 16:30:13
Nancy Wake, a much-decorated World War Two spy and Resistance heroine known as "The White Mouse" for her ability to remain undetected, and who at one point was the Gestapo's most wanted person, has died in London at the age of 98.
Chavez confident about chemotherapy treatment
2011-08-08 13:50:44
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez voiced his confidence about the second phase of chemotherapy here on Sunday.
Mr Bean leaves hospital after car crash
2011-08-08 11:34:27
"Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson left a hospital Friday after being treated for minor injuries following a sports car crash in southern England.
Geithner says he will stay at Treasury
2011-08-08 06:47:31
Timothy Geithner has told President Barack Obama that he will remain on the job as Treasury secretary, ending speculation he would leave the administration.
'Spam King' charged with bombarding Facebook users
2011-08-06 08:24:16
Sanford Wallace, known as the "Spam King," has turned himself in to US authorities after he was indicted for masterminding a scheme that sent more than 27 million unsolicited junk messages through Facebook's servers.
Former Ukrainian prime minister arrested
2011-08-05 22:55:59
Former Ukrainian prime minister and now opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested Friday for violations of court processes during her abuse-of-power trial, the local Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
Global stocks tumble amid recession fears
2011-08-05 22:19:34
Stocks around the world tumbled Friday ahead of crucial US jobs figures, continuing a losing streak reminiscent of the aftermath of the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008.
Building nuclear reactor in the kitchen?
2011-08-05 13:43:09
A Swedish man was arrested after he tried to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen and documented his efforts on the Internet.
McCartney: I'm going to police over hacking claim
2011-08-05 09:47:06
Former Beatle Paul McCartney said Thursday he would contact police over his ex-wife's claim that the couple had been spied upon by a British newspaper.
French court orders probe of IMF chief Lagarde
2011-08-04 22:18:06
A French court on Thursday ordered an investigation into new IMF chief Christine Lagarde's role in a much-criticized $400 million arbitration deal in favor of a controversial tycoon.
Sonia Gandhi has operation in US
2011-08-04 16:51:18
Sonia Gandhi, India's ruling Congress party head and the country's most powerful politician, has undergone surgery in the United States for an undisclosed medical condition
Heather Mills: Journalist told me I'd been hacked
2011-08-04 09:43:26
In an interview with BBC's "Newsnight" program Wednesday, the ex-wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney claimed that in 2001 she was called by a senior editorial figure with the Trinity Mirror group of newspapers about a fight she'd had with McCartney, her then-boyfriend.