Asian markets advanced Monday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index inched up 0.1% to 20,840 and China's Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.6% to 2,589. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.8% to end the day at 9,504

He first told them that Walmart had hired a Mexican gang to kill them over a worker's comp claim. And it only got weirder from there.

WikiLeaks today released over 75,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan. This leak covers attacks on innocent people committed by US forces, incidents of friendly-fire, and official speculation that Pakistan is assisting the Taliban rather than fighting them. If you want to understand the war then you need to read this!

A man who ran a notorious torture prison where more than 14,000 people died during the Khmer Rouge regime was found guilty of war crimes Monday and sentenced to 35 years in prison -- with five years taken off that sentence for time served.

Founder Julian Assange Says "No Reason" to Doubt Reliability of Documents

LONDON (Reuters) - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward will collect a pay and pension package worth at least 11.8 million pounds ($18.03 million) when he steps down from his role at the company, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday.||The Times said...

A ‘pain ray’ that blasts the enemy with unbearable heat waves has been pulled out of Afghanistan by the US military. The Active Denial System (ADS), which cost about £42 million to develop, was on the brink of being deployed to disperse members of the Taliban as they attacked US forces. The weapon, which causes immense pain to subjects but no...

A decade after peace, Belfast teenagers throw Molotov cocktails

The United Nations said that groups seeking to deliver aid to Gaza should do so by land. Following reports on a new flotilla from Lebanon, Israel has made it clear this is an unnecessary provocation and that preventing such a flotilla is the responsibility of the Lebanese government. All aid can be delivered via land routes.

The Big Mac index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity, according to which exchange rates should adjust to equalise the price of a basket of goods and services around the world. Index shows that Asia remains the cheapest place to enjoy a burger, while those on the hunt for a value meal should steer clear of Scandinavia. For ...