Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described “nerdy” engineer who became a global hero when as a steely nerved US pilot he made “one giant leap for mankind” with the first step on the Moon.

Christie Brinkley has accused her ex-husband of trying to "destroy" her happiness.

Supermodel Christie Brinkley has promised to immediately repay the US$531,000 (€397,094) she owes in back taxes.

Records show supermodel Christie Brinkley owes $531,000 (€396,129) in back taxes, and the IRS has filed a lien – a legal claim on a property – against her.

'Uptown Girl' Christie Brinkley has arrived in London's West End only months after making her stage debut in the United States.

'Uptown Girl' Christie Brinkley is heading to London’s West End to star as Roxie Hart in 'Chicago'.

Afghan government officials have approved a multimillion-dollar contract to mine the wealth of gold under the mountains of northern Afghanistan.

Model Christie Brinkley and her former husband today settled their post-divorce spat before a New York judge.

The highly public divorce battle between supermodel Christie Brinkley and her ex-husband may be settled, but the couple’s bitter dispute is heating up again with yet another court fight.

Christie Brinkley has vowed never to remarry after reaching a settlement in her high-drama divorce trial with Peter Cook.

A SETTLEMENT has ended supermodel Christie Brinkley’s nasty divorce trial.

CHRISTIE BRINKLEY says the day she learned her husband was having an affair with a teenager was the day “my life as I knew it had vanished”.

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate John McCain has a big decision ahead of him — picking a vice presidential running mate whose presence on the ticket would reassure Americans concerned about McCain’s age.

Union leaders in the UK today voiced “serious” concerns over the labour market as new figures showed more people have stopped looking for work, while the number of manufacturing jobs dipped below three million for the first time since modern records began.

ROLLING Stone, the magazine that was home for years to writer Hunter S Thompson, will publish a note written by the gonzo journalist days before he committed suicide in February.

Plans for a public ceremony celebrating the life of Hunter S Thompson have been cancelled in favour of a private memorial service.

AS FORMER US President Bill Clinton rushes to finish his memoirs, he faces the more pressing task of writing a book deemed worthy of all the attention, an accomplishment no president has pulled off since Ulysses S Grant.