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A German tourist was killed late Sunday when she was caught in the crossfire between two teen rival factions in one of San Francisco’s main tourism hubs. Mechthild Schroeer, 50, of Minden, Germany. was fatally […] […]

MEXICO CITY—A former Mexican president’s proposal to legalize drugs as a way of breaking the economic power of drug cartels is stoking debate inside his country and bringing opposition in Washington. One thing most experts […] […]

ONLINE whistleblower WikiLeaks said it would continue to publish secret files from governments around the world. This despite US demands to cancel plans to release classified military documents. “I can assure you that we will […] […]

San Francisco – The woman at the centre of the sexual harassment claim that forced the resignation of Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd revealed her identity on Sunday and said she is “surprised and saddened” that […] […]

HELSINKI—A Russian man trying to win the Sauna World Championships died after collapsing with severe burns in the final stage of an event that required contestants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as […] […]

She who once ruled daytime has been dethroned — by Judge Judy, or just by changing times? Is the Queen of Daytime dead? As The Oprah Winfrey Show heads into its farewell season this fall, […] […]

BEIJING, CHINA—Floods and landslides across Asia plunged millions into misery Sunday as rubble-strewn waters killed at least 127 in northwestern China and 4 million Pakistanis faced food shortages amid their country’s worst-ever flooding. In Indian-controlled […] […]

POP star Natalie Imbruglia says she may quit her singing career. After her last album flopped, peaking at number 67 on the ARIA music charts, Imbruglia is taking time to re-evaluate life, saying you need […] […]

The charity boss at the centre of the Naomi Campbell blood diamond storm today broke his silence and admitted he received “three small uncut” stones from the supermodel. Jeremy Ratcliffe, former head of Nelson Mandela […] […]

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN—The Canadian Forces has confirmed that a Chinook helicopter forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday was brought down by enemy small arms fire. The helicopter immediately burst into flames upon landing 20 […] […]