Iran's plan to make its own film to counter the "distorted" thriller "Argo" is fueling a debate about Hollywood and historical accuracy.

British soul singer Adele has won the Grammy in every category she was nominated during a show clouded by the death of Whitney Houston.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair overrode Cabinet colleagues who had doubts about going to war against Iraq, his former press chief revealed in diaries published on Monday. The Blair Years by Alastair Campbell also gives behind-the-scenes insights into Blair's relations with United States President George Bush.

Norway is the most peaceful country in the world and Iraq the least, according to a study launched on Wednesday, which notably puts Japan near the top and Russia and Israel close to the bottom. The Global Peace Index, published a week before a Group of Eight summit in Germany, rates 121 countries from Algeria to Zimbabwe.

Iran's plan to make its own film to counter the "distorted" thriller "Argo" is fueling a debate about Hollywood and historical accuracy.

Nasa's Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is nearing the outer boundary of the solar system and may already be "dancing on the edge" of outer space.

"Gross negligence" by Michael Jackson's doctor led to the pop icon's death, a prosecutor says, but the medic's lawyer insists the star killed himself.

British soul singer Adele has won the Grammy in every category she was nominated during a show clouded by the death of Whitney Houston.