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By Russell Goldman
ABC News
For many, Al and Tipper Gore's relationship was summed up in a six-second kiss on stage at the 2000 Democratic Convention.
Fraught with political symbolism, it was a kiss, which seemed far longer than it actually lasted and telegraphed to the country that this was a man and wife whose long commitment to each other could ...
The US government has begun criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Attorney General Eric Holder has announced.
The verdicts marked the first time in almost 26 years of legal action that members of the management team of the central Indian chemical plant have been held responsible for the world's worst industrial accident.
Members of a British Airways cabin crew union began a second five-day strike on Sunday after talks aimed at resolving the long-running dispute ended without agreement Friday.
By Farzana Fiaz in Lahore Rob Crilly in Islamabad
The Telegraph Online
The gunmen struck in simultaneous attacks on Friday against the Ahmadi sect, which has long been subjected to violence and discrimination.
Police rapidly took control of one mosque in the Model Town area of the city. Meanwhile a stand-off developed at the second mosque in the heavily populated Garhi ...
The death toll from the eruption of a volcano in Guatemala has risen to at least three people, an official said Friday.
Two villagers from El Bejucal and a reporter from CNN affiliate Noti 7 were killed as a result of Thursday's eruption of the Pacaya volcano, said David de Leon, a spokesman for the national disaster commission.
The three victims ...
An Austin, Texas, resident with an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service set his house on fire Thursday and then crashed a small plane into a building housing an IRS office with nearly 200 employees, federal officials said.
Federal authorities identified the pilot of the Piper Cherokee PA-28 ...
Declan Walsh in Islamabad and David Batty
The Guardian
Thousands of British, US and Afghan soldiers are engaged in the biggest military offensive against the Taliban since the war in Afghanistan began nine years ago.
Skirmishes erupted as coalition forces swept into the Taliban strongholds of Marjah and Nad Ali in Helmand province in a bid to secure government ...
IOC president Jacques Rogge, wearing a black tie, wiped away tears when he haltingly announced the death of 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili, who crashed at speeds of more than 90mph on one of the most dangerous sections of the luge run that has previously been criticised for its extreme design.
Toyota has announced the recall of about 436,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including its latest Prius model, to fix brake problems.
The trade union leader planning two days of crippling nationwide postal strikes next week has said he is more powerful than Arthur Scargill was in the 1980s.
Iranian security agents on Tuesday raided offices connected to senior reformist leader Mahdi Karroubi, arresting four aides and closing the headquarters of his political party, which had been probing abuse of protesters arrested in the country's postelection crackdown.
Former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable has been found dead at his home in south Wales.
Emergency services attended the house at Llwydcoed near Aberdare, Cynon Valley, at 0530 BST on Monday.
South Wales Police said they were not speculating on the cause of death but there were no suspicious circumstances.
Cable, who left the Stereophonics in 2003, had hosted his rock show ...
Members of a British Airways cabin crew union began a second five-day strike on Sunday after talks aimed at resolving the long-running dispute ended without agreement Friday.
UK inflation accelerated again in April to hit its highest rate in 17 months, official figures show.
A Labour candidate delivered a blow to the party's election campaign today, describing Gordon Brown as the worst prime minister the UK has ever had.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to ban mephedrone and other synthetic so-called "legal highs" within weeks.
It comes after the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommended they be classified as a Class B drugs.
Class B drugs, which include cannabis and amphetamine sulphate, carry a maximum sentence of five years for possession or 14 years for supply.
There has been ...
Railway signal workers have voted in favour of strikes in a row over jobs, the Rail Maritime and Transport union has announced.
By Ian Herbert
The Independent
The reputation of football's playing fraternity was not enhanced yesterday when it emerged that 85 people had been shown the door by financially stricken Portsmouth while only two players had offered to take pay cuts to save the fate of the less well-off.
David James, the England international goalkeeper, is understood to have been one of the ...
By Rosa Silverman
The Independent
A Cold War nuclear bunker has been sold on eBay for more than £20,000, it emerged today.
The underground bunker in Derbyshire's Peak District went on sale on the online auction site with a starting price of £500, but was sold for £20,600 after more than 40 bids.
The bunker was built in 1959 and operated by ...
Polly Curtis, Allegra Stratton, Nicholas Watt and Andrew Sparrow
The Guardian
David Cameron was told only about a month ago about Lord Ashcroft's tax status, a Conservative party spokesman said today.
Lord Mandelson said the "astonishing" revelation suggested that either the Tory party leader had previously misled the public, or Ashcroft had misled Cameron.
The business secretary seized on the ...
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is denying allegations of "abusive behavior" and "volcanic eruptions of foul temper" ahead of the publication of a new book by a top British political journalist.
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