DENARD Manns, convicted of robbing, raping and murdering a US Army soldier in her home while on parole almost exactly 10 years ago, has been executed in Texas
A FAST-moving wildfire destroyed around 20 homes and forced evacuations in the hills of the wealthy Southern California coastal town of Montecito today, authorities said
US President-elect Barack Obama is resigning his Senate seat effective Monday, after serving less than a single six-year term following a lightning fast political ascent
AN intrepid wallaby that escaped from its pen at an exotic zoo and went on an 80km walkabout across eastern Canada has been found dead on the side of a road
OSAMA bin Laden remains deeply isolated and has been forced to devote much of his energy to his own security, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a speech today
US Vice-President Dick Cheney has welcomed his successor Joseph Biden to his official residence, shrugging off his visitor`s stinging campaign trail attacks
HILLARY Clinton, who lost to Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primary, is being considered to serve as secretary of state in the Obama administration, NBC News reports
