Britain's phone-hacking trial has heard evidence about how the News of the World listened to voicemail messages left for missing British schoolgirl Milly Dowler, the case which brought down the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper.
'The claims are exaggerated': John Howard rejects predictions of global warming catastrophe
John Howard has poured scorn on the "alarmist" scientific consensus on global warming, comparing those calling for action on climate change to religious zealots in a speech to a gathering of UK climate sceptics.
Russian cosmonauts to carry Sochi Winter Olympics torch on space walk
For the first time in history, the Olympic torch will be taken on a spacewalk.
Runway work to clip Emirates' wings
Emirates concedes disruptions to its worldwide network will be inevitable next year, due to urgent runway repairs at Dubai Airport.
Factions fight in court as Mursi trial begins
Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Mursi went on trial amid chaotic scenes in Cairo on Monday, denouncing the judges from inside the defendants' cage as stooges of the military.
Study links Texas quakes to oil companies' gas injections
A cluster of earthquakes in Texas may be tied to oil companies injecting carbon dioxide into deep rock formations in the area, according to a paper released on Monday.
Jellyfish are in danger of taking over the world’s oceans: US scientist
Jellyfish are in danger of taking over the world’s oceans, a leading expert has warned, putting a growing number of tourists at risk.
Chagall, Picasso among works found in Nazi art haul
Previously unknown masterpieces by modernist painters Marc Chagall and Otto Dix are among the vast trove of works believed stolen by the Nazis and hidden in a Munich flat, an art historian said on Tuesday.
New Jersey mall gunman takes his own life
A 20-year-old US man suspected of firing multiple shots and causing a lockdown at New Jersey’s largest shopping mall has been found dead of a self-inflicted wound
India launches mission to Mars
India began its first mission to Mars, seeking to beat China to the red planet and showcase its push for technological development.