Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says.

The fault which caused a plane to crash land at Heathrow Airport was not covered by plane safety requirements at the time, an official report has said.

Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in the latest blow to the world's largest carmaker.

AP - The head of the Iran's atomic agency says it will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides fuel for the Tehran research reactor.

AFP - Toyota Motor said Tuesday that it would recall about 400,000 hybrid vehicles around the world, including its latest Prius model, to fix faulty brakes.

Opposition politicians in Sri Lanka begin talks to decide what to do following the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate.

AFP - A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over an election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead, a prosecutor said.

South Carolina's first lady, Jenny Sanford, said Monday that writing her much-anticipated memoir of her husband's affair was a "cathartic" and "cleansing" experience.

If the sovereign-debt worries that are infecting the euro-zone's weakest members intensify, and Greece has trouble refinancing its heavy borrowings, policy makers will have several options to help Greece out of its jam.

Most Afghan generals and colonels in the new Afghan National Army were U.S. enemies in the Soviet-built military of the 1980s.

Iran's supreme leader criticized protesters as agents of foreign powers ahead of planned antigovernment demonstrations, setting the stage for clashes that may pose big risks for both sides.

Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday.

An Iraq war veteran has been charged with assault on suspicion of abusing his daughter, whose head he allegedly held in water to get her to recite the ABCs, according to police in Yelm, Washington.

Four disgruntled German pensioners have appeared in court accused of tying up, kidnapping and holding hostage their financial adviser.

Michael Jackson's former doctor has appeared in court in Los Angeles to deny a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.