The UN rights chief wants Western countries to suspend sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his close aides.

Police have detained a person in possession of confidential documents, which reportedly include letters to the Pope.

Tony Blair will testify at a press ethics inquiry set up after the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World.

Pakistani lawyers will appeal the conviction handed down to a man who helped the US find Osama bin Laden.

State's attorney general found that police did not violate any laws in its surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups.

A toddler died after a blind cord became tangled round his neck as he peered out of a window waiting for his playmate.

Germany's medical association has adopted a declaration apologising for sadistic experiments during the Nazis.

Osama bin Laden's three wives were reportedly fiercely loyal to him and gave little away when they were interrogated.

Chile will soon cover sex change surgeries under its public health plan.

Two local women have launched a campaign against the "repulsive" habit of Western women to reveal too much flesh in public.

German police were searching a warehouse belonging to the Hells Angels for the body of a Turk who disappeared two years ago.

A wave of climbers were headed for the summit of Mount Everest in what is expected to another busy weekend on the top of the world.

Hurricane Bud grew into a Category Three storm as it barrelled towards an expected landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast.

A soldier charged in the biggest leak of government secrets in US history is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces.

Lawmakers in the Ukrainan parliament exchanged blows during a debate over a proposed Russian language law.

A gunman opened fire on a labor leader in Cali but missed, killing the man's brother and wounding two other people.

Police in China have detained a man suspected of chopping up human bodies and selling the flesh to unsuspecting consumers.

The alleged "hate crime" bombing of alternative music bar DIY has sparked fear and anger in Armenia's small gay community.

A demonstration of around 1 000 people who were protesting against the rising number of Africans turned violent.

A Shanghai woman accused of killing hundreds of cats will not face prosecution because China has no animal protection laws.