THE US and India have signed a potentially lucrative agreement that would give India access to US civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades
A CALIFORNIAN woman charged with stalking Hollywood actor John Cusack pleaded no contest today and was sentenced to time already served plus five years probation
GROUP of Seven finance chiefs have announced a plan of action to fight a global crisis including the use of "all available tools" to support key institutions and prevent their failure
ANGELINA Jolie, an advocate for adoption, was determined never to get pregnant until Brad Pitt came along and changed her mind, the actress said in a magazine interview
US President George W Bush has discussed the global financial meltdown with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said
WALL Street shares plunged at the opening today amid a global stock meltdown, with the Dow industrials sliding 520 points or 6.0 per cent to 8058 points in the first five minutes
US President George W Bush insisted today the raging global financial firestorm will be put out, as panic-stricken markets suffered more staggering losses