UN leader condemns lack of regulation for arms trade UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday it was a "disgrace" that there is no global arms trade regulation as he opened treaty talks held up by Palestinian demands for a place in the negotiations.
Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency' The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry.
04 July 2012
Olympics: Italian legend seeks sixth gold Italian veteran Valentina Vezzali will seek to bring the curtain down on her career at the London Games by claiming a record sixth fencing gold.
04 July 2012
Mexico runner-up demands presidential vote recount The runner-up in Mexico's presidential vote demanded a full recount of Sunday's balloting, raising fears he could lead disruptive mass protests like he did six years ago.
04 July 2012
ICC team released from Libya back in the Netherlands Four envoys of the International Criminal Court who were detained in Libya last month after visiting the son of slain leader Moamer Kadhafi arrived Tuesday in the Netherlands.
04 July 2012
Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary Japan and its allies shot down a Latin American-led proposal Monday to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyo's whaling.
04 July 2012
Mission Impossible? Tom Cruise under fire at 50 Tom Cruise was named the highest paid actor in Hollywood on Tuesday, on his 50th birthday -- but the "Mission Impossible" star has little to celebrate.
Twitter says government requests rising in 2012 Twitter said Monday in its first "transparency report" that the number of government requests for user information or to block content is rising in 2012.
04 July 2012
Strauss-Kahn separated from wife, source confirms Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and wife Anne Sinclair have been separated for about a month, a source close to the one-time French presidential hopeful confirmed Monday.
04 July 2012
Couture's graceful aliens at Iris Van HerpenSculpted in organic body-armour of glinting copper, acrylic or leather, a cast of graceful aliens stepped out in their finest attire at the Iris Van Herpen haute couture show in Paris on Monday.
Raunchy teddy bear 'Ted' tops N. America box office "Ted," starring Mark Wahlberg and his raunchy teddy bear pal, topped the North American box office this weekend, besting the male strippers of "Magic Mike," industry figures showed Monday.
03 July 2012
Syria opposition meets as UN slams new violations Exiled opposition groups tried to forge a common vision for a transition in Syria as they met Monday in Cairo as the UN rights chief accused both the regime and opposition of "serious" violations.