Two Americans have been detained by North Korea for illegally crossing its border and are under investigation, the country’s official news agency said today.

The Obama administration, reversing the Bush government’s limited interest in nuclear disarmament, is gearing up for early negotiations with Russia on a new treaty that would slash stockpiles of nuclear warheads.

Gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded station in co-ordinated attacks across India’s financial capital today, killing at least 78 people and taking Westerners hostage.

TENS of thousands of Syrians turned out yesterday for a huge government-orchestrated protest against a deadly US raid near the Iraqi border.

Residents of Gori began returning to their homes today, two weeks after fleeing as Russian forces bore down on the strategic Georgian city.

Pop veteran Cher is aiming to bring some Christmas cheer to African orphans - after inviting herself to a Scottish couples' seasonal charity mission to Kenya.

European’s deadly heatwave, blamed for deaths, drying rivers and scorching wildfires, could last until September, weathermen said today.