Pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have smaller babies, research has found.

Global celebrations of Jackson's brilliant but troubled life kicked off with the unveiling of a memorial in London yesterday.

They mostly go to Strawberry Fields - a pristine landscaped area in Central Park - for one purpose: to remember John Lennon.

Microsoft has cleared up the rumours, misinformation, speculation and nagging questions that have plagued gamers for the last twelve months.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Hodge and Sir Alan Ayckbourn were among the winners at Sunday night's Tony Awards.

Condemned double murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner has chosen the firing squad as his method of execution this Friday.

Barack Obama needs to assure the public that the federal government is doing everything it can to limit the environmental catastrophe.

Valerie Vili has won the women's shot put at the Diamond League meeting in New York.

Olympic Shot Put Champion Valerie Vili's new coach expects Vili to be back on top of the world before the end of the year.

Scientists have discovered the first significant link between autism and DNA.

The New Zealand medical student accused of attacking a pregnant woman with a Taser in the United States was a good student, say sources.

Former New Zealand prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has been suggested to lead an inquiry into the raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla a week ago.

Did the banks give F&P a rough ride?

Louisiana's governor has blasted BP's CEO for making "idiotic" statements about the Gulf of Mexico oil-slick.

A tall, curvaceous banker claims she was forced out of her job because male co-workers found her figure and clothes "too distracting".

New York - New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain violate cigarette vendors' free speech and should be removed, tobacco companies and retailers said in a lawsuit.

The producer of two of America's top reality television programmes is facing extradition to Mexico after prosecutors filed charges accusing him of murdering his wife.