Michael Jackson's original handwritten "We Are The World" lyrics and "Victory Tour" costumes have gone to auction in New York City.

The Princess Royal has made a surprise visit to British troops in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

Looting is taking hold in Chile in the aftermath of Saturday's earthquake which has killed at least 708 people and left hundreds missing.

Authorities in France fear the death toll will rise following a huge storm that swept through western Europe at the weekend.

Ex-Bosnian president Ejup Ganic has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on behalf of the Serbian government.

A colossal 3000-year-old red granite head of Amenhotep III, the grandfather of Tutankhamun, has been discovered in Luxor.

Cambodia's government is drafting new laws to punish those who carry out devastating acid attacks.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has taken the stand as his war crimes trial resumed at the Hague.

Some 5,200 Australians have posed naked in front of the Sydney Opera House for a photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick.

Hoppa the dog may have been born without any legs, but now he can walk again thanks to a special prosthetic harness.