US stocks went on another dizzying ride as they worked their way back from an early-morning plunge to send the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its first gain in four days.

An Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter because she was becoming too Westernised was returned to Arizona to face aggravated assault charges after being denied entry to the UK.

Authorities are trying to determine why a gunman fatally shot two Wal-Mart employees gathering shopping trolleys in the car park of one of the retail stores in suburban Phoenix, USA.

A post-concert party hosted by Ja Rule ended on a bad note early on Monday morning, when a man was shot shortly after a fight.