The young survivor of a plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean arrived back in Paris on Thursday, reuniting with her father and three siblings.

A PASSENGER who stripped naked during a US Airways domestic flight is in custody.

THOUSANDS of US marines and hundreds of Afghan troops poured into Taleban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan with armour and helicopters today in the first major operat

Australia: Seven people have been arrested by police in Australia after a $6m Australian dollar (£3 million) credit card scam was uncovered involving information o

GENEVA, Jul 2 (IPS) - Red tunas, sharks, rays and cods may soon disappear from our tables. Negotiations are ongoing at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to reduce the subsidies that contribute to this catastrophe. These talks foresee exceptions for developing countries, but small fishers may have to turn to other sources of livelihood.

The harrowing climax in The Stoning of Soraya M. shows the graphic death of an innocent woman. The film's director and star say the scene — and the story — are tragically real.

A teenage girl who survived a plane crash off the Comoros islands by clinging to wreckage in the Indian Ocean has flown back to Paris on a ministerial plane.

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, July 2 -- A U.S. soldier missing from his base in eastern Afghanistan since Tuesday is believed to have been captured by Taliban militants, the military said Thursday.

Fears grow that latest launches could fuel tensions following nuclear test in MayNorth Korea test-fired two short-range missiles from its east coast today, South Korean media reported, as a US envoy was in Beijing to discuss new sanctions against the reclusive regime.South Korean intelligence experts had anticipated tests, including of banned ballistic rockets, from two sites in early July. New missile launches could exacerbate tensions running high since Pyongyang's 25 May underground nuclear test and a series of missile firings.The UN security council adopted a tough sanctions resolution last month in response to the nuclear test. Philip Goldberg, a former US ambassador, who is in charge of co-ordinating the implementation of sanctions, was meeting representatives from the Chinese foreign ministry and other relevant ministries.As China is Pyongyang's closest ally and largest source of fuel and food aid, its co-operation is crucial in persuading North Korea to resume nuclear disarmame

TOKYO, July 2 -- North Korea continued to rattle its neighbors Thursday by firing four short-range missiles into waters off its east coast.