CULTURE AND SPORT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired seven senior interior ministry generals, the Kremlin said without immediately explaining the reason for the dismissals.

Baghdad was readying for what organisers have dubbed a "Day of Rage" on Friday after Nuri al-Maliki warned protesters to avoid rallies.

Libya's Moamer Kadhafi blamed drug-addled Al-Qaeda followers for a fast-spreading uprising in the oil-rich state.

The shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its final mission into orbit, marking the beginning of the end for what has been a central mission of the US space program.

Japanese automaker Toyota has recalled another 2.3 million vehicles to fix floor mat and carpet defects that could jam the accelerator.

Rescuers scouring Christchurch's ruins for survivors said there were no signs of life, as the death toll climbed to 113.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face rape and sexual assault claims, a British judge ruled on Thursday.

Russia will spend $650 billion in a massive new military procurement drive through 2020, a top official said.

New Zealand rescuers refused to give up the hunt for quake survivors, despite hope fading for hundreds feared trapped two days after a disaster that has killed nearly 100.

US President Barack Obama has urged the world to unite to hold Libya accountable for a vicious protest crackdown.

Mango Bay Phu Quoc, an eco-luxe resort will hold its fourth football tournament for the expat community in Vietnam on May 7.

The International Monetary Fund called for a weaker dollar to help America reduce its deficits with the rest of the world and rebalance the global economy.

Apple on Wednesday sent out emailed invitations to a San Francisco press event hinting at the debut of a new version of its hot-selling iPad tablet computer.

Moamer Kadhafi's regime has lost vast swaths of Libya's east to an insurrection, as the West braced for a mass exodus.

An 18 year old kiteboarder has won third place in the freestyle event at the fourth round of the Kiteboarding Tour Asia championships.

The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren.

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi ordered his forces to crush an uprising that has rocked his 41-year rule, vowing to fight to the end.

A made-for-TV movie told the story of Amanda Knox, a US college student convicted of killing her British roommate in Italy.

If the latest chatter is true, we may finally get our first glimpse at the next iPad in a little more than a week.