'Immortals' storms weekend box office

2011-11-14 15:19:08

"Immortals," an R-rated Greek mythology-inspired epic released by Relativity Media, has won over a large number of fanboys across North America this weekend.

Cuba takes steps to recover sugar industry

2011-11-14 15:15:07

The Cuban government is currently engaged in the process of reorganizing the country's declining sugar industry to restore its status as an important pillar of the national economy.

Cain's wife: he would not harass women

2011-11-14 13:14:18

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is not the type of person who would sexually harass women, his wife Gloria Cain said.

Oprah Winfrey receives 'unimaginable' Oscar

2011-11-14 08:34:45

Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work on Saturday.

Japan's Noda tells Obama all trade issues on table

2011-11-13 11:26:24

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told President Barack Obama on Saturday that Tokyo would put all goods and services on the negotiating table.

DiCaprio, defying convention

2011-11-13 09:25:08

To transform himself into an aging J. Edgar Hoover, Leonardo DiCaprio sat for hours while makeup artists gave him liver spots, yellow teeth and a bulging stomach.

Unscarred for life

2011-11-13 09:17:46

After months of pain, a former racist skinhead has put a new face forward.

Cartoonist delivered hugs

2011-11-13 07:59:30

Bil Keane's Family Circus comics entertained readers with a simple but sublime mix of humor and traditional family values for more than a half century.

Mexican official killed in helicopter crash

2011-11-12 07:17:25

Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake was killed in a helicopter crash on Friday, a blow to the government as it fights powerful drug cartels.

US firms remain keen to sell missiles to India

2011-11-11 17:28:24

The US arms companies remain keen to sell products for the fourth-generation fighter aircraft with missiles and other technology to India.

US mulling purchase of Israeli anti-rocket system

2011-11-11 10:07:33

The US military is weighing a possible purchase of Iron Dome, an Israeli anti-rocket defense system.

Clinton: 21st century will be US' Pacific century

2011-11-11 09:22:01

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said in Honolulu the 21st century will be the United States' Pacific Century.