Britain's Camilla hopes royal baby arrives by 'end of week'
Britain's Prince Charles joked Monday that his son Prince William's baby was "hopefully" on the way, but wife Camilla went further, saying it could arrive "by the end of the week".
China island centenarians claim secret of long life
The elderly residents of one Chinese county have endured invasion, civil war and famine, and many live in unheated concrete shacks on only a few dollars a day.
Malala defies Taliban to take world stage
Malala Yousafzai took over the United Nations on Friday, nine months after a Taliban gunman put a bullet in her head believing he was ending the Pakistani teenager's campaign for girls' education.
Ex-IMF chief says he has no problem with women
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said he doesn't have "any kind of problems with women".
Church begins final Philippine birth control battle
A relentless Catholic Church campaign to derail a birth control law in the Philippines begins its final phase at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, with the verdict to have monumental impacts for millions of poor Filipinos.
Hollywood actor Carrey apologizes to assault weapon owners
Actor Jim Carrey, who spoke out against gun violence after a series of deadly shootings in the US in 2012, apologized to assault weapon rights defenders.
Elderly shoplifters outstrip teenagers in Tokyo
The number of elderly people caught shoplifting in Japan's capital city has outstripped that of teenagers for the first time since records began.
Art collector Saatchi divorcing TV chef wife after row
British art collector Charles Saatchi told a newspaper on Sunday that he is divorcing his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, following an incident in which he grabbed her by the neck outside a London restaurant.
Britain's royal baby will have surprising family tree
Even before the birth of the new British royal baby to Prince William and his wife Kate, genealogists are looking into its family tree, and are coming up with many surprises.