The narrator’s premonitions on a stormy night are given such a prominent part of this story that the reader could be forgiven for having starting out with a bad feeling about the book itself. 

Santiago in Chile was named one of the world’s top 10 cities to visit by National Geographic Traveller, writes Isabel Conway. After a holiday there, she understands why. 

Following a serious car crash a passer by, Santiago Portillo, rushed to the aid of the driver, pulling him from his blazing vehicle and calling on others to call an ambulance.

A six-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his three-year-old brother while playing “cops and robbers” with a gun their father told investigators he obtained illegally from a gang member.

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Pixies unleashed a glorious aural assault opening with their monster track ‘Debaser’ where David Lovering absolutely leathered into his drum-kit for some pounding rhythms to announce the arrival of the frantic foursome.

These two bouncers have started a special weight-loss plan with a charity that combats obesity.

Santiago Mendoza is just eight months old but weighs as much as the average six-year-old.

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It took Ian Lacey 452 days to travel from the northern most road of North America to the southern most road of South America, reports Megan Specia

Novak Djokovic was pleased to have continued his untroubled progress through to the third round of the Australian Open today.

It’s a pity the director of this otherwise excellent film couldn’t quite decide if it’s a drama, a gay romance, a socio-political or a ghost story … any one of several options would do.

OF COURSE, I blame the mammy.

A New York policeman is facing an investigation after shooting dead a rookie officer he thought was a criminal.

A plane carrying 10 people that disappeared four days ago in Chile’s frigid southern forests was found with nine survivors who stayed alive by huddling for warmth, sharing food and sheltering in the wreckage.

Irishman Garrett Kelleher, chairman of Shelbourne Development, has gained approval from The Chicago Planning Commission for the building of The Chicago Spire, set to be the tallest building in the USA or Europe.

ARGENTINA coach Marcelo Loffreda claims that his team will battle it out with Ireland for the second qualifying berth from Group D at the Rugby World Cup in France later this year.

Hundreds of thousands of people demanding US citizenship for illegal immigrants took to the streets in dozens of cities from New York to San Diego yesterday in some of the most widespread demonstrations since the mass protests began around the US last month.

Newcastle United’s St James’ Park was today unveiled as the backdrop to a new Hollywood movie.

Louis Owens, a prize-winning novelist and leading scholar on American Indian fiction, has died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, hospital officials said. He was 53.