Songs such as Send Me a Cruise (Missile) have landed Omar Hammami with a $5-million bounty on his head – but he doesn’t seem too worried.
A sales war could determine whether Apple, Google or Amazon will dominate the fastest-growing area of personal computing.
A rhino farmer is planning to use surveillance drones designed for the US military to combat poachers who are driving the animals towards extinction.
Campaigners say most of the illegally siphoned money ends up in offshore banks and tax havens and can be traced to mining multinationals.
Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe, who is married to Africa’s oldest leader, says her husband made her the woman she is today.
Thousands cheer claims of victory in last month’s war and warnings that more Israeli soldiers could be kidnapped.
The architect known for his distinctive and frequently curvy style designed the main buildings of capital city Brasilia.
Wonder has cited the situation in the Middle East and his antiwar stance for withdrawing from the Friends of the Israel Defence Force’s benefit gig.
A Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher, "jOBS", will be the closing night film at the 2013 Sundance film festival.
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has granted himself far-reaching powers and immunity from legal oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak.
The American composer Elliott Carter devoted his life to shaping a modernist musical idiom with a European sophistication.
With social problems spreading in China, a younger generation may be ready to question Communist party policy.
Superstorm Sandy could cost up to $45-billion in damages after it swept across the US’s east coast, wreaking more havoc than storm Irene last year.
The UN will announce plans to eliminate child labour by 2020 after research showed growth in developing nations would not greatly reduce the numbers.
Millions are braced for hurricane Sandy as the gigantic storm threatens to unleash a potentially lethal storm surge along the east coast of the US.
A fresh version of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas has sparked a censorship row.
Apple has unveiled its iPad mini with prices starting at $329 to compete with Amazon and Google’s tablets. But is it good, despite its price?
Two-thirds of Israel’s Jews say Palestinians should not be allowed to vote if the West Bank was annexed, while three in four favour segregated roads.
Two members of the anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot have been sent to remote prison camps, where conditions are reportedly dire.
Tony Abbott, Australia’s politician damned as a misogynist by Julia Gillard, has plunged himself into a new row over his attitude towards women.
The only way forward for Syria is to broker a political settlement in consultation with Russia and Iran, writes Peter Hain.
The Satellite Sentinel Project says it has evidence of indiscriminate attacks by the Sudanese government in the state of South Kordofan.
Human Rights Watch has alleged that pro-Muammar Gaddafi fighters, including the dictator’s son Mutassim, have been abused and murdered in Libya.
US President Barack Obama is expected to follow Joe Biden’s lead and come out fighting in a town-hall-style match-up after a lacklustre first round.
Supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner has broken three world records during his descent from balloon 39 kilometres above the Earth’s surface.
As the premiere of a second trilogy approaches, tour operators are ready for another bonanza.
On a train ride through Jerusalem’s various enclaves, no one is prepared to bet against Netanyahu.
Tony Blair and Bill Clinton heap praise on Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, but his halo is beginning to slip and citizens are starting to notice.
A world where Mitt Romney holds the most powerful office may seem different to Barack Obama. In many ways, though, it looks uncannily similar.
Libya’s Parliament has sacked its prime minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur, leaving the government in disarray three months after the July elections.
Nobel prize-giving begins this week, and handing out the awards may sound simple enough but barely a year goes by without mishap and confusion.
While rallies in Caracas may be drawing the world’s attention ahead of the election, the significance of the vote can be found in the Orinoco Belt.