Mike Hammer, spokesman of the National Security Council issued a report in which he said that “Barack Obama, president of the United States is deeply saddened and outraged by the brutal murders of an employee and her husband, both U.S. citizens, and the spouse of a Mexican woman.”

Tens of thousands of Italians have conducted a general strike and massive demonstrations in Rome’s main square to protest against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s attempts to stack local elections.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that “An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 degrees was recorded in northeastern Japan.”

Salvador Cabañas gave the first interview after being shot in the head in the bathroom of a bar in Mexico City on Jan. 25. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

At least 35 people were killed and 50 others injured in four suicide bombings that rocked south Afghanistan Saturday evening.

Mark Owen, 38, lead singer of the British band ‘Take That’, told the newspaper “The Sun” that “I’ve had problems for a long time. I’ve drunk a lot the past 10 years and the situation reached a point of concern” and that “was unfaithful to his partner in at least 10 times.”

Candice Berner, a teacher aged 32, from Pennsylvania, who was making substitutions, was found dead in a village in Alaska, near Chignik village’s bay, she had multiple wounds caused by the bites of animals.

According to reports made by international and local media “The School Board of Texas approved on Friday a new curriculum standards for U.S. History and Social Sciences, but voted against including the names of dozens of Hispanics who participated in the famous battle of the ‘Alamo’.

Two Azerbaijani bloggers who were jailed after posting a satirical anti-Government video on You Tube, have failed in their latest bid for freedom. (SEE VIDEO)

Pakistan Navy has successfully launched test missiles and torpedoes from ships, submarines and aircrafts, followed by a statement saying they sent a “clear message to forces having nefariuos designs”. (SEE VIDEO)

Russia and India signed on Friday a host of high-profile deals during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s working visit to the country, RIA Novosti reported.

Anna Arrowsmith, who is the managing director of Easy on the Eye Productions, was selected by constituency members on Wednesday evening.

French actress Marion Cotillard stars in a mock ad for ‘Forehead Tittaes’ — stick-on head-breasts designed to divert a man’s attention away from your chest and onto your face. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

At least 25 people were injured in a big crash, which involved more than a hundred vehicles on the motorway from Stuttgart to Munich, southern Germany.

A 22 year old British student who left the frying pan on after falling asleep was confronted with the image of Christ in his burnt meal.

A seven-year-old identified as Carlos, called 911 from a locked bathroom when armed robbers were holding his parents at gunpoint. (SEE VIDEO)

Spaniards laid wreathes at memorial sites on the sixth anniversary of an Islamic terror attack that killed 191 people and wounded several hundred.

Business magazine ‘Forbes’ reported that Carlos Slim is the majority shareholder of Telmex, which controls several large comannies, including Telmex, with a market share of 90% in residential telephony in Mexico, Telcel, which operates 80% of Mexico’s cellphones, and became the richest man in the world.

Carla Bruni, who married France President Nicolas Sarkozy two years ago after a whirlwind romance, made the comments on Britain’s Sky News television in an interview released on Wednesday and recorded last Friday.

As much as half of the food aid intended for millions of people starving in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local UN workers, according to a UN Security Council report.