Russia on Saturday faced stark warnings from the United States against granting asylum to fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden after he broke three weeks of silence to tell activists he wanted sanctuary in the country.

Daredevil bull-runners were crushed in a pile-up in Pamplona on Saturday on the seventh day of Spain’s famed San Fermin festival, and at least one man was carried away unconscious.

Pope Francis on Thursday bolstered criminal legislation against child abuse in the Vatican and increased criminal liability for employees of the tiny city state in a legislative overhaul.

Pope Francis called for an end to “indifference” to the plight of refugees on Monday on a visit to an Italian island where tens of thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East first reach Europe.

Raul Castro stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Latin American countries that have expressed a willingness to take in NSA leaker Edward Snowden, but made no apparent reference to whether Cuba would be willing to offer him refuge or safe passage.

An Indian-origin doctor found guilty of using a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record his abuse of female patients at his surgery has been jailed for 12 years by a British court.

The brutal murder of a British soldier in northwest region of London has the hallmarks of a militant Islamist attack but one conducted by “lone wolf” operators, a security nightmare, experts said on Thursday.

Jewellery worth more than one million dollars made by Chopard and due to be loaned to stars walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival were stolen but the Palme d'Or trophy was safe, officials said on Friday.

Just a week after Sir Alex Ferguson announced his decision to retire, the most famous of "Fergie’s Fledglings", David Beckham, revealed that he was to hang up his boots at the end of the 2012-13 season, aged 38.

‘R&B’ star Rihanna is sporting a new blonde look with a fringed cut wig.