Another Tibetan has set himself on fire while shouting slogans calling for the Dalai Lama’s return to Tibet, a London-based rights group has said.
The Israeli navy have boarded and diverted a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists seeking to breach Israel’s naval blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Nike has broken ties with Lance Armstrong over his alleged doping and accused the disgraced cycling star of deceiving his sponsor for years.
Before Islamists seized the northern half of Mali, Mamadou Sekere sold masks and jewelry in Timbuktu to European tourists.
The 77 000kg Endeavour space shuttle has journeyed 19km to its new home at the California Science Centre where it will feature in a new exhibit.
Britain’s health secretary has said the limit for women to have abortions should be 12 weeks, igniting criticism from opposition and activists.
Arsenal has maintained its perfect start to the Champions League, scoring 3-1 over Olympiakos while Man City escaped with a 1-1 draw against Dortmund.
An appeal by three members of jailed rock band Pussy Riot has been postponed after one of them fired her lawyers.
Lower Manhattan has blossomed from tragedy into tourist magnet in the years since the September 11, 2001 attacks. But there also have been downsides.
President Jacob Zuma says mining unrest will be resolved through negotiation and is not a symptom of inequalities surfacing 18 years after apartheid.