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.

Lake Tahoe offers mountain beauty paired with casino bustle, writes Pamela Wade.

BP says it has made progress in quelling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but the US says the leak rate may have been five times greater than feared.

Food stylist Susan Spungen has taken her culinary wizardry all the way to the big screen, with delicious results.

Amateur skygazers lift lid on Pentagon's 'drone' in space.

The husband of Brittany Murphy has been found dead at his LA home, five months after the Hollywood actress died.

Last year, 76 per cent of British adults surveyed said they thought it was appropriate to run advertisements offering help for those dealing with unplanned pregnancies.

There are fears just one severe storm at sea could cripple operations to plug the crippled oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Anglican Church is in turmoil after its North American branch pushed ahead with ordaining the church's first openly lesbian bishop.

Computer models show the black ooze in the Gulf of Mexico may have already entered a major current flowing towards Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.

Guy Adams takes a tour of Colorado City, where polygamy is simply a way of life.

Obama has pledged to end the "cosy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators.