South African President Thabo Mbeki will meet Zimbabwe's rival parties in Harare in a new attempt to secure a power-sharing deal. 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!
LONDON (Reuters) - Manufacturing output prices fell in August at their sharpest rate since records began in 1986 because of lower petrol and scrap metal prices, in a sign that factory gate inflation may have peaked. More »
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, (AFP) - The US presidential election moved into high gear Monday as two new opinion polls showed Republican John McCain taking the lead over Democratic rival Barack Obama. More »
An all party parliamentary group of MPs and peers including Labour MP Frank Field has recommended immigration controls similar to those seen in countries such as Australia. More »
VIENNA (AFP) - Iran led calls on Monday for OPEC to cut output ahead of a meeting of the oil producer group, with analysts expecting the cartel to begin scaling back production to hold prices above 100 dollars a barrel. More »
LONDON (AFP) - Gianfranco Zola emerged Monday as a strong favourite to become West Ham's new manager after Croatia boss Slaven Bilic was quoted as saying he does not want the job. More »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBOlab, an experimental offshoot of the cable powerhouse focused on online programming, is launching a Web video series featuring a cast of the Internet's most popular entertainers. More »
BERN (AFP) - Some 5,000 years ago a prehistoric person trod high up in what is now the Swiss Alps, wearing goat leather pants, leather shoes and armed with a bow and arrows. More »
DAKAR (AFP) - A cholera epidemic which has claimed 90 lives to-date in Guinea Bissau, with more than 3,900 people suffering from the disease, is spreading but no new cases have been reported from neighbouring Guinea, the WHO said Sunday. More »
Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon will star in comedy-thriller Leaves of Grass directed by film maker Tim Blake Nelson. More »
BELFAST (AFP) - Several wives and girlfriends got dumped on their heads and a few more were thoroughly drenched Saturday during the first UK and Ireland Wife-Carrying Championships. More »
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US pop queen Britney Spears has swept the board at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. More »
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