CULTURE AND SPORT

Bernard Madoff, in prison for the biggest pyramid scheme fraud in Wall Street history, says that in reality he made a lot of people rich and that he suffered alone.

Egypt slapped a ban on ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family travelling abroad, and also imposed a freeze on their assets, judicial officials said.

The Windsurfing World Cup tournament of the Professional Windsurfers Association opened at Mui Ne beach, Phan Thiet city, on Feb. 27.

Protesters demanding jobs and reform remained on the streets of Oman Monday, a day after police killed at least two

The UN refugee agency said a "humanitarian emergency" was underway as thousands fled Libya in a mass exodus of foreigners from the strife-torn country.

How to prepare for the Connected Generation’s transformation of the consumer and business landscape.

British historical drama "The King's Speech" was crowned with the best film Oscar.

Demand for water in agriculture and energy production could spike in the coming decades while catastrophic floods and droughts strike more often.

Britain's Christian Bale won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role as a former boxer brought down by drug addiction in "The Fighter."

North Korea threatened Sunday to attack South Korea and the United States, as the allies prepared to start annual joint military drills.

"The Last Airbender" swept the board at the pre-Oscar Razzie awards for worst movies of 2010.

Ballet thriller "Black Swan" and British drama "The King's Speech" won major awards at the Spirit independent movie awards.

The US shuttle Discovery docked for its final visit at the orbiting International Space Station, where all five of the world's participating space agencies now have vehicles or equipment.

The UN Security Council unanimously ordered a travel and assets ban on Kadhafi's regime and a crimes against humanity investigation into the bloodshed blamed on the strongman.

Russia on Saturday successfully launched a satellite vital to the deployment of its own navigation system after the failure of an earlier attempt.

New Zealand's earthquake death toll surged to 145 with grave fears for another 200 missing, in what PM John Key said could be the nation's greatest tragedy.

Winning an Oscar will taste even sweeter for some films up for Hollywood's highest honors Sunday.

Irish voters looked certain Friday to oust their government in parliamentary elections dominated by the collapse of a once-booming economy.

An increasingly embattled Moamer Kadhafi said he would throw open Libya's arsenals to his supporters.