Funeral home accused of losing woman's body
The daughters of an Alabama woman who died in 2010 sued the funeral home on Tuesday that handled her burial, saying it lost the body and couldn't find it even after digging up several graves. .
The t
Fed caution supports world stocks; gold tumbles
World stocks edged up from this month's 11-month low on Thursday while gold fell sharply as investors took an optimistic view of how strongly the Federal Reserve will commit to supporting the economy
Rebels seize Gaddafi’s HQ
Libya’s triumphant rebels seized Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli on Tuesday after a fierce battle with a loyalist rearguard, but there was no word on the fate of the Libyan dictator who vowed again to fight “to the end”.
Chilli with your cabernet? In Asia, sure
What wine should be drunk with a spicy, silky green Thai curry, accompany a Korean stew laden with fiery chillies and garlic, or, perhaps, a delicate sliver of raw sea bream dipped ever-so-lightly int
Iconic Japan cartoon cat gets his own museum
He's a small, blue robot cat from the future who's been the inspiration for an animated TV series, served as Japan's cartoon cultural ambassador and is beloved around the world.
Now, the iconic Dorae
Luxury retail not part of India's success story
When Nita Ambani went shopping for 25,000 pieces of high-end Japanese crockery, she did not go to the Noritake store in her posh neighbourhood of southern Mumbai.
Instead, the wife of richest man in
Bull semen spill causes scare, closes U.S. highway
A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a breeder in the state of Texas triggered a scare on Tuesday that temporarily shut down a U.S. interstate highway during the morning rush hour.
The incident beg
Woman, 90, beats back burglars with cane
A feisty 90-year-old German woman chased away three would-be burglars from her rural farmhouse with her cane, police said on Monday.
The retired farmer was moving around her house with the help of a
Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback
A son of Muammar Gaddafi, previously reported captured, made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight, urging loyalists to fight off rebels who say they control most of the
Gaddafi on the run as rebels fight in Tripoli
Remnants of forces still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi staged a desperate stand in Tripoli on Tuesday as rebels fought their way into the capital, but the whereabouts of the veteran leader was a mystery.