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Fraud committed against companies by their own employees has surged this year, new data suggest, providing fresh evidence that the recession is fuelling a rise in crime

TWO Fiji journalists are behind bars after reporting that the military regime released prisoners convicted of killing a civilian.

International News: Pixar people populate Venice -- The 3-D versions of 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2' are to preem at the 66th Venice Film Festival in September.

Front Page: Krantz to direct actor in noir detective story -- Antonio Banderas is set to star in 'The Big Bang,' a neo-noir detective story to be directed by Tony Krantz.

In the days when my brother-in-law, Gordon Brown, was a brilliant but ­extremely busy bachelor, my husband, Andrew, and I would try to keep a bit of an eye on him on the domestic front. It wasn't his first priority, but Gordon was already the sort of guy who might have to change shirts twice in a day and who would have streams of people trudging through his flat, usually leaving dirty mugs and takeaway cartons in their wake. He definitely needed a cleaner when in London, and it was part of his expenses entitlement.I, meanwhile, was a full-time TV reporter with two small kids and relied on a lady who would come in one morning a week to tackle some of the basics. We lived round the corner, she was keen to extend her hours, so we told him we would sort it out. We are a close and supportive family and those were the kinds of things we could take off his plate. Gordon, people might be surprised to hear, given all the stories this week, is extremely scrupulous and conscientious in these matt

Says ex-cop should face same bond as others accused of similar crimes.

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Obituary: Starred in 'West Side Story,' 'Rawhide' -- Actress/singer/dancer Linda Dangcil died of throat cancer May 7 in Los Angeles. She was 67.

One of the composer's hit musicals is a fine case study in how to adapt stories from other storytelling art forms.

Most anyone who's had a beginning art history class knows the story of how the great painter Vincent van Gogh sliced off part of his left ear during a fit of madness. Now a new book argues that the whole tale isn't true. The story of van Gogh's madness was part of a coverup, the authors say, by none other than van Gogh's friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin.