A second member of the Commons committee overseeing MPs' conduct is facing questions over his expenses claims.

The defender Robbie Russell drilled a penalty kick into the lower left corner, capping an unlikely run for Real Salt Lake.

Morphine could encourage the spread of cancer, for which it is routinely prescribed to relieve pain, laboratory tests suggest.

England star David Beckham says he is proud of LA Galaxy despite their MLS Cup final defeat to Real Salt Lake in a penalty shoot-out.

Eight councils in the west of Scotland are urged to merge some of their services to improve efficiency and save money.

Chinese activist Huang Qi gets a three-year prison term for "illegally holding state secrets", but few details are released.

Thousands of people in flood-hit Cumbria face major disruption as many roads, bridges and schools remain closed.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh begins a visit to the US for talks expected to be dominated by Afghanistan and nuclear issues.

Parents have huge misconceptions about the amount of exercise their children take part in, the British Heart Foundation says.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Over and over again, I have asked people a simple question: Why is Jimmie Johnson better at racing stock cars than anyone else? Sunday, he finished fifth at the Ford 400, and with that he became the first driver in NASCAR history to win four championships in a row.

Country star Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson each won four prizes at the midway point of the American Music Awards on Sunday, while Jennifer Lopez fell on her rear end during her performance.

A meeting of Chinese and North Korean defence chiefs pledges close ties ahead of new nuclear talks efforts.

An independent inspector calls for mobile phone signals in prisons to be jammed to help prevent crime and drug dealing by inmates.

Dave Lamoureux is part of a small subset of kayak fisherman, and his most recent catch, a 157-pound bluefin tuna, is one of the sport’s greatest recorded feats.

An Oakland, California-area transit police officer was captured on video forcing the head of an unruly man into a heavy-duty glass window, which shattered, during an arrest at a passenger station, authorities said.

The low interest rates the U.S. has been paying on its colossal debt won’t last forever as the government faces a payment shock down the road.

Many sewer systems are frequently overwhelmed, with sewage spilling into waterways and polluting them with excrement and industrial chemicals.

In August, Southern farmers thought they had a bumper crop — the best in years. Then heavy rains in September and October spoiled the harvest.

The message from the magazine, placed in an ad in USA Today, might have sounded contrarian at the height of the last expansion, but now seems more in tune with the times.

Teams will soon be required to receive advice from neurologists while treating players with brain injuries.

Pakistani troops killed at least 29 militants in clashes and air strikes in the tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan, military officials told CNN.

As an investigation into his financial dealings continues, Representative Charles B. Rangel’s clout has diminished, and signs of stress are starting to show.

Jimmie Johnson sped into Nascar history, winning a record fourth straight Cup championship by making it through the season finale with a fifth-place finish.

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani’s case in Manhattan could be important in a future trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the professed planner of 9/11.

A wide range of contenders, some of them linked to Oprah Winfrey herself, will vie for the dominant role in daytime.

Sabar Mina is cloaked in a light green shall tinged with dirt. She is holding an empty flour sack by her side that she plans on filling with firewood.

A flurry of executions has raised concern that the government is using judicially sanctioned killing to quell pockets of unrest around the nation.

The first wild turkey hunting season on Long Island opened on Saturday. The day held much promise for hunters, but the birds were elusive.

A primer on the military utility of some of the force options before President Obama to bolster the 68,000 American troops already in Afghanistan.

The recession has become the catalyst for a new era in business focusing on greater collaboration, according to the CBI.

Clashes erupt between Sri Lanka and Afghan refugees at Australia's Christmas Island immigration centre.

Scientists have pinpointed a mutated gene as key to the development of some types of glioma brain tumour.

Hopes are boosted for success at the Copenhagen climate summit as it emerges more than 60 heads of state are expected to attend.

Rock star urges Brazil to listen to tribal fears

South Asian stars find success on US silver screens

The Iraq war inquiry will result in a "full and insightful" account of event, the probe's chairman pledges.

All Commonwealth countries should face a democracy "health check" at least every two years, a new report says.

Lawyers for Cambodia's ex-foreign minister call for the removal of the judge investigating his role in the Khmer Rouge era.

After a week of touting their renewed intensity, the Jets continued their downward spiral and were battered by a Patriots team that took advantage of a multitude of mistakes.

The Martin Luther King Jr. hospital enters a public-private partnership for more cost-effective operations.

The beating of 12-year-old boy by a group of classmates at a Southern California middle school may be linked to a Facebook posting encouraging kids to target redheads, authorities say.

Real estate prices go through the roof in Afghanistan

Russia has turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor.

Jimmie Johnson has won a record fourth consecutive Nascar championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

About 150 employees were sent home Saturday afternoon after the radiation was detected at the central Pennsylvania plant.