US country star Randy Travis is charged with driving while intoxicated after he allegedly crashed his car and was found naked at the scene.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp swings to a loss partly due to the weakness of its publishing business, which includes newspapers like the Times and the Sun.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon calls on the Security Council to impose sanctions on Islamist militants who have taken over northern Mali.

The wife of Chinese politician Bo Xilai is to go on trial charged with murdering a British businessman, a scandal that has rocked the country's political system.

The Brazilian Senate approves a bill that reserves federal university spots for students who graduate from state schools and sets up racial quotas.

The first man to set foot on the Moon, former US astronaut Neil Armstrong, is recovering after undergoing heart bypass surgery on Tuesday.

Fans of Usain Bolt start to panic as a power cut strikes just before the start of the 100m final

China's inflation dips to a 30-month low in July, giving policymakers a bigger cushion to boost stimulus measures to spur economic growth.