REPUBLICAN US Senator Saxby Chambliss won a run-off election in Georgia today, CNN said, denying Democrats the chance for a 60-seat "super majority" in the Senate that would have enabled them to pass legislation virtually at will
THE UN Security Council today passed a resolution expressing its support for a European naval mission to begin on December 8 aimed at ending increased piracy off the coast of Somalia
THE space tourism race has heated up with a second company offering tickets for suborbital rides at less than half the price of competitor Virgin Galactic`s
POLICE charged the estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson with the murders of her mother, brother and nephew, expressing confidence today the evidence was sufficient to convict
OSCAR-winning film director Roman Polanski asked a Los Angeles court today to dismiss a charge of unlawful sex with a minor brought against him more than 30 years ago, his lawyers said
US share prices rebounded modestly at the open on Tuesday as the market licked its wounds after a brutal session that saw investors panic in the face of fears of a deep recession
