Bestseller "Fifty Shades of Grey" will hit Japanese bookshelves this week in the hope of repeating the breathless success it has enjoyed globally.
US punk band Green Day has cancelled their upcoming tour dates as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong gets treatment for substance abuse.
Chelsea have filed a complaint over "inappropriate language", allegedly used by referee Mark Clattenburg during their 3-2 loss to Manchester United.
Human Rights Watch and other NGOs says Israel has turned back dozens of African asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, trying to enter from Egypt.
New York authorities have ordered subways, trains and buses to close and called for the evacuation of 375 000 people ahead of Hurricane Sandy.
Berlusconi’s warning that his party could withdraw its support for the government has been seen as a declaration of war against the Prime Minister.
Sebastian Vettel has stretched his Formula One championship lead over Fernando Alonso to 13 points by winning the Indian Grand Prix.
The New York Times has endorsed President Barack Obama on Saturday as he seeks a second term in the White House on November 6.
A rights group says more than 200 people have been detained and tortured in Cte d’Ivoire, urging President Alassane Ouattara to respect human rights.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged Egyptians to restart their revolution to press for Islamic law and called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners.