Fans and co-stars have honoured "Glee" actor Cory Monteith, who was found dead at a hotel in Vancouver.
Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta has condemned as unacceptable senator Roberto Calderoli’s "joke" comments about minister Cécile Kyenge.
It sounds like a humdrum church newsletter, but "Yamaguchi-gumi Shinpo" is the newly published official magazine of Japan’s powerful crime syndicate.
The United Nations has made former South African deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka head of the gender equality body UN Women.
After pleas from Islamic leaders, the US says it will respect Ramadan by trying to force-feed detainees observing the fast only at night.
Pope approves second miracle to allow canonisation of John Paul, but John XXIII will become saint without requirement.
Do you know your Kazakhstan from your Kyrgyzstan? Read on to avoid singing happy birthday to a despotic ruler in this region.
The Texas state senator catapulted to national prominence after her 11-hour filibuster successfully derailed an anti-abortion vote.
Karen O says filming the single on the skyscraper’s 86th-floor viewing platform was an "iconic moment".
The fashion designers have been convicted of tax evasion on around €1-billion but the sentence was suspended until after the appeals process.