The fate of embattled BP chief executive Tony Hayward could be known within 24 hours.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she was appalled by the news that 19 people had been killed during a stampede.

One of the two US soldiers being held captive by the Taliban has been killed, according to a Taliban spokesman.

One of the two US soldiers who went missing in Afghanistan was a captive of the Taliban and other has been killed.

The US and South Korean militaries have kicked off large exercises to underscore deterrence against North Korea.

A stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans has crushed at least 19 people to death at Germany's famed Love Parade festival.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has met with the Russian spies deported from the United States following the spy scandal.