Eight US lawmakers withdraw their backing from anti-piracy laws being considered in Congress amid "blackout" protests on thousands of internet sites.

A rising proportion of abortions worldwide put women's health at risk, as more are carried out without trained clinical help, a WHO report says.

Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani is due to appear before the Supreme Court over his refusal to reopen a corruption case against the president.

Experts meet in Switzerland to decide whether to alter the world's timekeeping by abolishing the leap second.

Mitt Romney and New Gingrich trade barbs ahead of the South Carolina US Republican primary, amid new trouble for each of the leading candidates.

Internet auction site eBay reports a jump in profits, helped partly by the sale of its remaining stake in Skype.

Authorities find two feet and two hands close to where a severed head was discovered underneath the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles.

Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football's world governing body insists.