Cory Monteith tribute planned for Glee, Ryan Murphy says

A memorial for the cast and crew will take place later this week Glee creator Ryan Murphy has said he is planning to make a special tribute episode to...

Morrissey cancels South America tour

Morrissey has suffered from double pneumonia, food poisoning and a bleeding ulcer in recent months Morrissey has apologised to fans after cancelling the remainder of his South American...

Third Point to reduce Yahoo stake

Mr Leob played a key role in the appointment of Marrisa Mayer as Yahoo's chief executive Third Point LLC, the hedge fund headed by activist investor Daniel Leob, has...

Japan commuters free woman trapped under train

The woman was taken to hospital but suffered no serious injuries Dozens of Japanese commuters worked together to help a woman who fell between the platform and the...

Bus crash in central Thailand kills 19

Nineteen people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a lorry in central Thailand, reports say. At least 20 more people were injured in the...

Ashes 2013: James Pattinson ruled out of remaining Tests

Australia fast bowler James Pattinson will miss the rest of the Ashes series against England after suffering a stress fracture of the lower back. The 23-year-old complained of...

Syria conflict: Top US general outlines military options

The Senate is currently considering re-appointing Gen Dempsey for a second term in his job The top US military officer has outlined the costs, risks and benefits of possible...

Flight's nose gear collapses as it lands at New York's LaGuardia

LaGuardia general manager Thomas Bosco says there was no warning that the landing gear was faulty Ten people were left with minor injuries after a plane's nose wheel...

Court lifts injunction for controversial Taksim project

Gezi Park was re-opened to public on July 8, 2013 after violent clashes between protesters and police. (Photo: Today's Zaman, The İstanbul Regional Administrative Court has recently lifted...

At least 22 journalists fired in connection with Gezi protests

A group of people from te Turkish Journalists Union (TGS) gathered outside Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan on Monday, protesting sacking of journalists. The Turkish Journalists Union (TGS) has...

Erdoğan says Turkey patient on Syria, for now

Militants of the al-Nusra Front are seen on the Syrian side of the border in this July 22 photo taken in the Turkish town of Akçakale. Clashes between...

PKK leader's demand for press meeting gets harsh reaction from opposition

Imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan stands in a glass enclosure as the judge pronounces his death sentence on İmralı Island in this June 29, 1999 file photo. Opposition parties...

Syrian opposition forces capture key village near Aleppo city

Free Syrian Army fighters help a wounded fellow fighter in Aleppo in this July 9, 2013 photo.  Syrian rebels seized a strategic village on the edge of the...

Royal baby on the way, Catherine enters hospital in labor

The first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, is on the way. Speculation is rife as to what name they will choose...

Militant attacks on north Sinai city kill 5

Coordinated day and nighttime attacks Sunday by emboldened militants in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula targeted different areas in the main city of el-Arish and a border town, killing...

Palestinians say no peace talks without '67 borders agreement

The Palestinians played down on Monday the significance of an imminent meeting in Washington of their top peace envoy with his Israeli counterpart, saying formal negotiation would not...

Netanyahu to present talks as critical to strategic US ties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek formal cabinet backing for reviving U.S.-sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli official said, after pro-settler ministers...