Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only person ever convicted in connection with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died in hospital from cancer, his brother tells agencies.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least four people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to YouTube to complain about abuse he said his family suffered at the hands of authorities.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday after China allowed him to leave a hospital in Beijing in a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic rift between the two countries. Chen's escape from house arrest in northeastern China last

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a global economy increasingly threatened by Europe's debt crisis. A summit of the G8 leading industrialized nations

The terror suspects were plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and police stations, police said.

Speaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery.

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng lands at Newark airport near New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing sparked a diplomatic crisis.

Residents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s.

A rally car ploughs into spectators in the Var region of southern France, killing a marshal and one other person, and injuring 17.

The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.

A bomb outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi kills a teenage girl and injures five other people as children gather for classes.

At least nine people are killed and dozens injured after a powerful car bomb explodes in eastern Syria, officials say.

An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.

A suicide bomber kills at least 10 people, a number of them children, at a checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, officials say.

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison - the man who led the army during the war

Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters.

A fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels.

US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.

Chelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.

UK PM David Cameron says "progress" is being made in the G8 summit before world leaders says they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.

About 100,000 people thronged the streets to see the first day of the torch relay.

The leaders of the G8 group of major economies say they want Greece to remain in the eurozone, and commit to promoting growth.

President Barack Obama and other world leaders are set to address a host of vexing economic and military security issues this weekend.

G8 leaders begin talks at their summit in the US, with President Obama saying they are "absolutely committed" to growth and fiscal consolidation.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China allowed a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng, to leave a hospital in Beijing on Saturday and board a plane bound for the United States, a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic standoff between the two countries. Chen's escape from house arrest in northeastern

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb that rocked the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday killed nine people and wounded about 100, the official SANA news agency said. It said the bombing was carried out by a suicide bomber and that the dead included guards at a military installation which is

Chinese blind activist Chen Guangcheng says he is at Beijing airport where he expects to board a plane to go to the US.

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria, a U.S. official said. The leaders, including newly

Claims that Germany's chancellor suggested debt-stricken Greece should reconsider its place in the eurozone spark a row as the US hosts G8 leaders.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday after China allowed him to leave a hospital in Beijing in a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic rift between the two countries. Chen's escape from house arrest in northeastern China last

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to YouTube to complain about abuse he said his family suffered at the hands of authorities.

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng lands at Newark airport near New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing sparked a diplomatic crisis.

The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.

A suicide bomber kills at least 10 people, a number of them children, at a checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, officials say.

Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least four people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.

Speaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery.

Residents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s.

A rally car ploughs into spectators in the Var region of southern France, killing a marshal and one other person, and injuring 17.

A bomb outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi kills a teenage girl and injures five other people as children gather for classes.

At least nine people are killed and dozens injured after a powerful car bomb explodes in eastern Syria, officials say.

An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison - the man who led the army during the war

A fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels.

US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.

Chelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.

UK PM David Cameron says "progress" is being made in the G8 summit before world leaders says they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.

About 100,000 people thronged the streets to see the first day of the torch relay.

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only person ever convicted in connection with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died in hospital from cancer, his brother tells agencies.

The terror suspects were plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and police stations, police said.

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a global economy increasingly threatened by Europe's debt crisis. A summit of the G8 leading industrialized nations