According to a transcript of a recording made at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport, the controller was on the phone with a woman in the airport operations office, engaging in banter two minutes before the plane was cleard to leave. “We got...

Reporting from Washington - President Obama and his allies in the healthcare debate began moving more forcefully Monday to rebut what they said was “misinformation” spread by opponents of the legislation and to spotlight the disruptive...

In this ultra-conservative kingdom, where husbands and wives rarely even kiss in public, many Saudis have been scandalised by a compatriot who spoke frankly about sex on satellite TV, showing off erotic toys and fantasising about joining the mile-high...

A suicide truck bomber flattened a Shiite mosque Friday in northern Iraq, and roadside bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, as at least 51 people were killed and scores wounded nationwide. It was the second-deadliest day since U.S. forces turned...

Under the Government scheme, members of “Shameless” families are given intensive 24-hour supervision to make sure children attend school, go to bed on time and eat proper meals. Parents are also given help to stop them leading dysfunctional...

GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemalan drug boss Juan Jose “Juancho” Leon was summoned by Mexican traffickers for what he was told was business. Instead, dozens of attackers ambushed his entourage with grenades and assault rifles, killing Leon and 10...

Talking about the admission of Venezuela into Mercosur, the president of the Brazilian Senate Foreign Affairs and Defense committee, Eduardo Azeredo, commented, “Respect for democracy is a very important principle for those who are or want to...

Honduras — In the tile-roofed presidential palace near downtown Tegucigalpa, a man sits behind a long wooden desk claiming to be the country’s president. But in the eyes of the international community, Roberto Micheletti took charge through an...

Audra Shay, the Young Republicans leader accused of endorsing racism on Facebook, was elected head of the group for GOP members under 40 this afternoon. Audra Shay, who became the subject of a national controversy after The Daily Beast uncovered...

Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid. Cherilyn Lee,...