Irish publishing group Independent News & Media has received 100-million euros less than expected for its South African unit.
US President Barack Obama says his wife Michelle’s new hairstyle was the most "significant" event over the weekend of his second inauguration.
President Barack Obama has taken the official oath for his second term at the White House in a small, private ceremony.
Algeria warned the toll from a siege at a gas plant would rise, after its troops staged an assault which killed all the remaining Islamist gunmen.
In tracking down illegal weapons in the United States, the smoking gun may not be a gun at all.
Syrian forces used non-lethal chemical weapons against rebels in the town of Homs in late December, Le Monde has claimed.
Algerian troops ended a siege at a gas plant in the Sahara where 23 hostages died, with a final assault which killed all the remaining hostage-takers.
Serena Williams overcame a feisty challenge from Ayumi Morita at the start of second set but recovered to swat aside the Japanese 6-1 6-3.
Coca-Cola will give $4-million to conservation group WWF over the next three years to help kick-start a campaign to protect the Arctic.
Lance Armstrong has finally admitted to using banned substances in the first part of a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey.