New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key promises an investigation into the deaths of 29 miners at the Pike River mine.

Cambodia holds a day of mourning for more than 450 people who died in a stampede, with a religious ceremony due near the scene of the tragedy.

Researchers have developed a simple geometrical method to add weight to the idea that ours is a flat, dark-energy-rich Universe.

"Keeping the show on the road" may be all governments can hope for at next week's UN climate talks, the UK admits.

Household incomes and spending rise in the US in October, giving Wall Street a lift, despite continuing housing market woes.

England lose captain Andrew Strauss to the third ball and Jonathan Trott for 29 as Australia make a strong start to the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.

The former majority leader of the US House of Representatives, Tom DeLay, is found guilty of money laundering and could face life in prison.

A US judge overseeing a settlement for workers exposed to toxic dust after the 9/11 attacks says he will extend a deadline for people to take it.