Two teenagers have been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of 14-year-old schoolboy Shaquille Smith. More »
The latest weird videos This week's weirdest videos. From a speeding skateboarder to a base-jump that goes wrong.
Check your forecast What will the weather have in store for you over the next few days? Rain, probably.
Commuters burn train Furious commuters in Argentina set fire to a train over delays during the morning rush hour.
Soldier turned away by hotel A British soldier has been refused a room in a Surrey hotel just because he is in the army.
Why are women missing out? The number of women in top British jobs and positions of power has fallen. Find out why.
Snake on a plane And you thought Hollywood wasn't representative of real life!
Ministers have denied caving in to the energy companies after Gordon Brown ruled out one-off payments to help families struggling to pay soaring energy bills. More »
MIAMI (AFP) - Tropical Storm Hanna closed in on the US east coast Friday after leaving 136 dead in Haiti, as powerful Hurricane Ike threatened Caribbean islands and the United States. More »
KOLKATA, India (AFP) - Talks began Friday between India's West Bengal government and protesters to rescue a factory slated to make the world's cheapest car, an official said. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US unemployment jumped to a five-year high of 6.1 percent as 84,000 jobs were slashed in August, according to data released Friday which analysts said highlights recession-like conditions. More »
LONDON (AFP) - Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton was banned Friday for six matches - with another six suspended - and fined 25,000 pounds for assaulting team-mate Ousmane Dabo. More »
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - In what is heralded as the seeds of an Internet-age emergency broadcast system, MySpace has teamed with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to spread news on hurricanes through users of the online social network. More »
MADRID (AFP) - Climate change will melt the 21 remaining glaciers in the Pyrenees mountains before 2050, a group of Spanish researchers said Friday. More »
ST. PAUL (Reuters) - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin kicked off a two-month battle for the White House on Friday with a promise that "change is coming," a theme co-opted from their Democratic rivals. More »
Mickey Rourke's new film role as a lonely has-been wrestler has taken the Venice Film Festival by storm. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - A British MP trekking in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat coffee whitener from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine. More »
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The mother of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, who went missing for 24 days in February, has denied kidnap and false imprisonment. More »
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