The Hunger Games, a young adult book set in dystopian future where teens are forced to fight to the death in an arena, is moving up the U.S. list of challenged books.

The bloodied and battered corpse of a young killer whale whose death may be linked to Canadian war games has prompted an investigation by U.S. authorities.

The gross-out humour of Bridesmaids will compete against teens fighting to their deaths in The Hunger Games at this year's MTV Movie Awards.