Lance Armstrong is set to address claims he used performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The Greek parliament votes to investigate ex-finance Minister George Papaconstantinou for allegedly tampering with a list suspected tax evaders.

A handgun is discovered in the school bag of a seven-year-old boy in New York City, prompting a temporary lockdown at his elementary school.

China's economy, the world's second largest, grows at its slowest pace in 13 years as domestic and global demand weakened.

Lance Armstrong admits using performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins.

Production at a food factory in the Irish Republic is suspended after horsemeat was found in frozen burgers in new tests.

India's foreign minister says he will "not rush" into talks with his Pakistani counterpart to defuse military tensions in Kashmir.

Descendants of Ned Kelly hold a memorial service for the Australian outlaw, more than 130 years after he was hanged for murder.