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A gunman clad in black went on a shooting rampage Thursday, killing his ex-girlfriend then slaying four workers at a suburban shopping mall near Helsinki before turning his gun on himself, police said.

A Phoenix man fell to his death in a homemade backyard fire pit he was using to roast a pig

Fireworks were launched over the Sydney Harbour Bridge as Australia celebrated the new year.

Police in Tenn. Are searching for suspects after someone broke into a funeral home and stole jewelry from a woman in a casket.

A mother, whose four-year-old daughter was shot dead by her estranged partner, has lost her battle for life.

A white van parked in the heart of Times Square with tinted windows, no license plates and a bogus law enforcement placard led the NYPD to briefly evacuate the tourist hot spot.

After the failed Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight, media turns to al-Qaeda's growing influence in Yemen.

When Saddam Hussein was executed on this day in 2006, the US promised stability would come to Iraq. But with more than forty civilians killed in attacks only last week, the violence in the country post-Saddam shows no sign of abating. And the debate continues on the rights and wrongs of his execution, three years on.

President Obama's critics are questioning his delayed response to the failed terror attack on flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit. Nia-Malika Henderson, a White House Reporter for Politico, discusses these criticisms and touches on the political ramifications of the President's decision.

Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes as scientists warn the Mayon volcano is about to explode in the Philippines...

A former Idaho middle school teacher will spend at least the next four years in prison after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student. Ashley Jo Beach says the relationship went on for several months.

hina has executed British national Akmal Shaikh, arrested on Tuesday for smuggling heroin, despite pleas for clemency by his family, who said he was mentally unstable. Shaikh is the first European to be executed by China since 1951

On Christmas Eve, an expectant Colorado mom went into cardiac arrest during labor and died, along with her baby. But miraculously, both managed to revive.

Police searching for a British graduate who went missing in a Swiss ski resort have found his body.

New court documents reveal a heated custody battle between Sarah Palin's eldest daughter and the father of her grandson. Bristol Palin has petitioned the court for sole custody of her son Tripp.

A Minnesota dog is being hailed as a hero for saving its owner's life. "Milky Way" ran for help after her owner fainted during a stroke

A recording of a 911 call made by Charlie Sheen's wife on Christmas Day has been released as the actor is accused of violence.

A British man convicted of drug smuggling in China has been told he will be executed.

From deadly political protests in Iran to the conviction of an American college student for her roommate's murder in Italy, the Associated Press is taking a look at the major international news stories of 2009.

Now who says there's no place for a noble deed in our modern life? A cyclist selflessly throws his bike at two thieves on a motorcycle who had robbed a girl of her purse in Southeastern China. Even though the thieves lost control and crashed they can been seen running away at the end.

A black Chinese girl, Lou Jing, who was born and grew up in Shanghai suffered a racist backlash on a TV talent show, exposing China's race issue

Iranian opposition supporters post footage of violent clashes in which they claim several people have been killed.

The US Justice Department has charged the alleged Christmas Day terrorist with attempting to destroy a plane as it flew to Detroit.

The investigation into the Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U-S airliner on Christmas Day has stretched to three continents. The man, who claims ties to al-Qaida may also have links to London and Yemen.

US authorities say a passenger on board a transatlantic flight is in custody after trying to ignite an explosive device on the plane. The incident happened as the flight made its final descent into the US city of Detroit. The White House has called it "an attempted act of terrorism".

The body of 11-year-old Sarah Foxwell, a Maryland girl who authorities say was abducted by a registered sex offender, was found Friday in a wooded area near the Delaware state line after thousands of volunteers spent Christmas searching for her

RT came under attack from Fox News talk show host Bill O'Reilly last week. He lashed out at an interview with former radical anti-war activist, now professor, Bill Ayers who was speaking to RT's Anastasia ChUrkina. She now puts American mainstream television in the spotlight to see if its spinning too far from the truth.

The Taliban released Friday a video purporting to show a U.S. soldier who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan.

Christians attending Christmas mass at the St Francis Xavier church at Petaling Jaya Friday.

A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Christmas Eve Mass, but the 82-year-old pontiff got up unhurt and proceeded as planned with Thursday's service.

Thirty years ago the Soviet Union tried to impose its government in Afghanistan and failed. One million Afghans died, and by the time Soviet forces withdrew in 1989, Moscow had lost nearly 14 and a half thousand soldiers.

Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history.

Thousands of people are descending on high streets across the UK in search of last minute Christmas bargains.

A pediatrician charged with sexually abusing his patients likely attacked more than 100 children at an office he had decked out with a merry-go-round and a ferris wheel, a state official said Wednesday.

The explosions at the Mayon volcano in the Philippines are growing more intense, and the area remains on high alert for a major eruption.

The mother and father that pretended their son was stuck inside a runaway helium balloon in the US have been sentenced. .

It appears even "man's best friend" can catch the swine flu. A dog has now been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus.

Shopkeeper who was threatened with an imitation gun took them on with a baseball bat.

Hewlett-Packard is on the defense after a YouTube video made lighthearted claims that HP's facial-recognition software is unable to track darker skin tones.

The Colorado man who carried out the balloon boy hoax choked back tears as he apologized for the stunt, before a judge read out his punishment for the hoax. Richard Heene has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.

Police find a body in an icy lake as the snow continues to cause travel problems for thousands across Britain.

A shop in Rome is trying to catch its customers' attention by using a "human mannequin" to advertise its wares in the run up to Christmas.

Rudy Guede, one of the people jailed for murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, has his sentence halved at an appeal court.

With the eruption of central Philippine volcano Mount Mayon possible within days, residents prepare for an emergency and evacuate towns and villages.

Brazil's chief justice on Tuesday ruled in favor of a U.S. man who has pursued a five-year court battle to gain custody of his son.

A Wisconsin teenager accused of using a Facebook scam to blackmail dozens of male students into sex acts has reached a plea agreement

President Obama had quite a surprise for outgoing Governor Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as he called into Kaine's monthly radio show, "Ask the Governor" on CBS Radio affiliate WTOP, Washington. Obama first introduced himself as "Barry from DC" before revealing his identity and congratulate Kaine on four years of public service.

Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break were suspended Monday. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called their behavior inexcusable

An Iraqi immigrant has been indicted in a hit-and-run accident that fatally injured his 20-year-old daughter and injured her boyfriend's mother.

Men claiming to be leaders of al Qaeda have made a rare public appearance in Yemen, telling an anti-government rally the fight is against the US, not the country's army. The statement was made at an al Qaeda training camp in southern Yemen - the same one that was attacked by the Americans leaving more than 30 dead. Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley has this exclusive report.

A Missouri man is being labeled a Grinch this holiday season after showing up on surveillance video helping himself to a Toys for Tots jar and the donations inside.

Washington, D.C., police are investigating after Internet videos showed a detective waving his gun during a mass snowball fight on a city street.

Airport delays eased and travelers stranded by canceled flights were finally getting off the ground, but there were worries that weekend problems could cause ripples that would be felt during the Christmas rush. AP's Bonny Ghosh reports

For injured combatants in Afghanistan, the quality of medical care is often the difference between life and death. That's a decision American medics have to make almost every day. Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher spent time with one combat medical team in Khandahar province and found out that the hospital a person is sent to often depends on what country that person is from.

Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit "Clueless" and rose to stardom in "8 Mile," has died in Los Angeles.

Russia's Prime Minister Vladamir Putin shows why he is a black belt, visiting the judo school he practiced at when he was young.

Small towns in the US have struggled during the recession, as plants close their doors and jobs were cut. Earlier this year, one such town - Danville, Virginia - was struggling to cope with soaring unemployment rates near 15 percent. The local food bank was overwhelmed, and small businesses were barely surviving. And though the unemployment rate is dropping, its still in the double digits. Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports.

The Philippines' most active volcano could have a huge eruption within days, officials warned on Sunday. Thousands have been evacuated, and red-hot lava has already started to flow down the mountainside.

Fierce snow storms have wrought havoc across the western United States, hitiing transport networks and leaving thousands of travellers stranded. Forecasters say that more than 50 centimetres of snow could fall in some parts of the country, and that it could prove to be the most severe snow storm for a decade. Tarek Bazley reports.

The snow storm socking the East Coast has buried Washington, DC under at least 8 inches of snow so far. The mayor has declared a snow emergency for the city and forecasters warn conditions could worsen.

A Colorado teen is facing some pretty tough charges after police say he drove his car into a group of high school students, causing some injuries.

A small statue of Silvio Berlusconi with two missing teeth and a bandage is selling incredibly well in southern Italy.

As 2009 comes to a close, drug-related violence rages along the U.S. border with Mexico and in other areas where powerful drug cartels are fighting over turf and billions of dollars in narcotics profits. VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, Texas

CHINA - With economic growth outstripping all but a handful of countries across the globe, analysts expect it to become the world's second superpower, along with the US - meaning that China has growing clout on the international stage.

Wearing a headscarf, the mother of one of three American hikers jailed in Iran appealed Friday in a new video to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader to release her daughter and her friends for the holidays.

Bricklayer Roberto Carlos Magalhaes says he inserted the sewing needles into his stepson during months of rituals.