THE world`s oldest polar bear, orphaned as a cub in the cold Russian north and raised in captivity, has died after thrilling millions of visitors to a Canadian zoo
TWO astronauts from NASA`s space shuttle Endeavour have stepped outside the International Space Station on the first of four planned spacewalks of the 15-day mission
US President-elect Barack Obama has named longtime lawyer Eric Holder to be attorney general, making him the first African-American in the post, US media reported today
FIREFIGHTERS were on course for victory in their battle against a series of devastating California infernos overnight as victims began sifting through the smouldering remains of their belongings
The Hollywood studio behind The Dark Knight, has launched an ambitious campaign to dominate the coming Academy Awards and score Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar
OFFICIALS are preparing for four million people to descend on the capital for the inauguration of president-elect Barack Obama, a crowd that would be three or four times larger than anything seen at the Washington Mall
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, with the help of the Emir of Qatar, has summoned more than 20 heads of state and governments to Doha on November 28 to discuss the global financial crisis, the world body said today
