ITALY: Sex scandal weary Silvio Berlusconi has cancelled attended a religious service to absolve sins.

Swire’s Upper House in Hong Kong launches Opening Promotion.

Our police need special fitness incentives to remain fit and healthy in a modern urban environment. Instead, they have little time to themselves, bad food habits and irregular work hours.

No one is safe from identity theft, not even the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Ben Bernanke’s personal checking account became entangled in an elaborate identity-theft scheme after his wife Anna’s purse was stolen last August at a Capitol Hill Starbucks.

A winding tunnel dug into a massive cliff opened up the park in the 1920s. Heavy traffic later forced officials to close it to pedestrians, though streaking through under the cover of darkness became a forbidden rite of passage. For a brief time Wednesday, the tunnel was thrown open to all.

The much-delayed 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft should get its first test flight by the end of 2009, Boeing says.

Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the scion of a revered clerical family who channeled rising Shiite Muslim power after the fall of Saddam Hussein to become one of Iraq’s most influential politicians, died Wednesday in Iran.

INDIA: A man has been arrested for marrying 14 wives, each unaware of his other wives.

Katy Perry to Perform at Grand Opening of The Mira Hong Kong.

Thirty-two teams begin their quest for Europe’s ultimate prize as we follow the Champions League draw LIVE.

I have come across many individuals, groups and NGOs who work towards uplifting the economically weaker strata of society. The efforts and their dedication are commendable and needs appreciation.

Recreational vehicle maker Thor Industries Inc. is partnering with an organization of credit unions to offer RV discounts of up to $1,000 for credit union members.

Every spring, male grouse gather in the Great Plains and engage in a mass act of strutting, showmanship and general vocal frenzy that would put Mick Jagger to shame. For researchers, it’s an opportunity to observe how these animals interact in a rapidly changing American West.

The boss of the UK’s financial watchdog says he backs a new tax on banks as a means to prevent excess bonus payments.

Israel and the U.S. are making headway in defusing an unusually public disagreement over West Bank settlements, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he met a top American envoy in London on Wednesday.