The picture, which shows Hollywood stars Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, DeGeneres, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Lupita Nyong'o and her brother, was retweeted 2.7 million times at last count, ...

Desmond Tutu thanks the anti-apartheid campaigners in Britain who helped Nelson Mandela in his fight for freedom. 6:03pm UK, Monday 03 March 2014. Prince Harry and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Video: Prince Harry and Archbishop Desmond Tutu were ...

Beijing: In a major breakthrough in China's worst terrorist attack at the Kunming railway station, police on Monday captured three militants from the restive Xinjiang province who fled the scene of slashing rampage that killed 33 people and injured 143 others.

Oscar Pistorius arrives for his trial at the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo: AP. By Ellen Branagh – 03 March 2014 03:30 PM. A witness in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has described waking up at around 3am to a woman's "terrible screams".

Ellen DeGeneres's Oscars selfie shows the talk show presenter with a host of stars. Photo: AP. Press Association – 03 March 2014 03:30 PM. THIS was the year the selfie hit Hollywood. Also in this section. Bono lives it up at Oscar bashes with new best mates ...

Global stocks fell sharply on rising tension over Russia's military advance into Ukraine and the threat of possible sanctions by Western governments. Treasurys and gold prices rose as investors bought safer assets. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's ...

LONDON — Prince Harry, former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu, and Prime Minister David Cameron have joined nearly 2,000 people in a memorial service for the late South African President Nelson Mandela. Tutu said Monday at the Westminster ...

Global oil prices soared to the highest levels this year today as the Ukraine crisis fuelled concerns about global energy supplies, analysts said. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in April rocketed USD 2.77 to stand at USD 111.84 a barrel in London midday ...

Chinese police today said they have found flags flags of separatist group "East Turkestan" - which is fighting for the independence of Xinjiang province - at the site of the Kunming knife attack that left 33 people dead. "Some flags of the 'East Turkestan' forces ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The brutal, unshrinking historical drama "12 Years a Slave" won best picture at the 86th annual Academy Awards where diversity was perhaps the biggest winner. For the first time, a film directed by a black filmmaker — Steve McQueen ...

Apple makes its next move in hands-free smartphone technology for car drivers when it unveils a new, integrated iPhone voice-control system at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Apple's CarPlay makes its debut in Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo ...

"To err is human; to forgive, divine", said the English poet Alexander Pope. Words that may be of some comfort to his namesake (sort of) Pope Francis after he accidentally used some distinctly unholy language during a Papal address to thousands in St Peter's ...

PRETORIA (AFP) - The trial of Oscar Pistorius was adjourned until Tuesday after South Africa's Paralympian star pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend and the defence grilled the first state witness. The trial will resume on Tuesday at 09:30 am (3.20pm ...

Matthew McConaughey has come a long way in his career. The actor took home the Best Actor Oscar for this role in “Dallas Buyers Club” on Sunday, proving that he's not just a romantic comedy actor.

New information has come to light in a progress hearing for Chris Brown regarding his 2009 domestic violence case. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Brown has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, severe insomnia and Post-Traumatic ...

Brazil technical coordinator Carlos Alberto Parreira says the 'wonderful' support of the Brazilian public will be invaluable on the Selecao's quest to claim their sixth world title. The World Cup returns to Brazil this year after 54 years and following the success of ...

R&B crooner CHRIS BROWN's bouts with anger and aggression can now be attributed to three things: bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and insomnia. According to legal documents from BROWN's most recent court appearance, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has once again made politics personal, tapping his own private secretary to be the No. 2 in the Vatican's new economy secretariat. Monsignor Alfred Xuereb had been the deputy private secretary to Pope Benedict XVI and ...

March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks fell the most in a month as Russia's threat to invade Ukraine spurred the worst selloff in the Micex Index since 2008 and sent the ruble tumbling even as the central bank raised interest rates. Russia's benchmark ...

Roger Federer reminded the world of his prowess with a 3-6 6-4 6-3 triumph over Tomas Berdych in the final of the Dubai Championships. The win was a record sixth triumph in the tournament for the Swiss and just his second ATP title in the last 18 months.