A CNN journalist has come under fire for asking acquitted murderer Amanda Knox about her sex life.
Confined to bed for poll
Doctors have recommended Imran Khan stay in hospital at least a week, meaning he will watch his bid for the prime ministership from bed.
One brother charged with kidnap and rape
A 52-year-old bus driver has been charged with the kidnap and rape of three young women who were imprisoned in his Cleveland home.
Imran takes country on wild ride
Imran Khan has been hurt before when he held the fate of his country in his hands.
Myanmar easing rules
''A day out with Sarah'' might well be the new face of a free media in Myanmar. The television show follows Tun Eaindra Wai - Sarah - as she ducks in and out of the finest eateries in Yangon, or tells the camera a snippet of Mandalay culture.
Hawking joins boycott of Israel
Physicist Stephen Hawking has pulled out of a high-profile conference to be held in Jerusalem next month to support an academic boycott of Israel, event organisers said on Wednesday.
Gunmen kidnap son of former Pakistan PM
Gunmen have kidnapped the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who is also standing in the country’s elections, police said. Ali Haider Gilani was seized on the outskirts of the central city of Multan.
Israel to outlaw gender inequality
Israeli Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein has advised all government ministers to immediately end gender segregation in public spaces, issuing guidelines that would change many aspects of life, from buses to burials, healthcare to radio airwaves.
Diplomat details fatal Libya night when consulate burned
A veteran US diplomat has given a riveting minute-by-minute account of the lethal terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, last September 11 and described its contentious aftermath in nearly five hours of testimony at a charged congressional hearing.
Mao grand-daughter accused over China rich list
The appearance of a grand-daughter of Mao Zedong, founding father of Communist China, on a list of the country's richest citizens prompted online accusations of hypocrisy Thursday.

