Nineveh, the city that the prophet Jonah was sent to by Yahweh, to preach repentance or certain destruction, an errand the prophet was not too keen on carrying out and ended up in the belly of a fish when he took off the other way, is killing Christians.

The remains of a Columbia astronaut's diary has been restored and two pages of the book are going on display in Jerusalem this weekend.

The illustrious spy agency is looking high and low for new recruits. In recent years it had resorted to newspapers and radio adverts, now it has gone the way of networking sites and is shamelessly courting you on Facebook ads.

Two men were arrested after the murder of a British couple honeymooning on the tourist island of Antigua in the Caribbean.

Talks are in the works to begin charging for cross-border travel between Mexico and U.S. states. The reason? To raise funds for infrastructure.

He is a polish monk, a Catholic who took the vow of celibacy so what does he know about divine sex between a husband and wife? That is what everyone is asking and the chaste monk has a very good answer.

The first total solar eclipse in two years will take place on August 1. This will only be for parts of the world, other parts will see a partial eclipse.

An attack at a Norwegian refugee center by a gang of 40-50 men wielding steel bars and machetes wounded 23 people. No fatalities were reported.

Jay Leno, the host of NBC's The Tonight Show, will be given mandatory retirement, a statement from the network released today said. Leno's scheduled last show is slated for May 29, 2009.

With the recent release of the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight to record sales the reviews are beginning to come in. Here's what some are saying...

In recent years with high paying IT jobs being shipped to places like India and South America where labour is cheap, North America seem to be in a funk. Not anymore, new high paying jobs are fanning the winds of change.

In Longyearbyen, a tiny Arctic town off of Norway, the people are not permitted to die or be buried on the island. Corpses are freezing and not decomposing, prompting the graveyard to stop accepting new bodies.

Reportedly the deadliest attack in three years, nine US soldiers are killed and fifteen wounded in this latest attack in Afganistan.

A London restaurant is serving up what it claims to be the hottest lamb curry on the planet and the Guinness officials are invited to the taste test.

Yes, you know you love the soaps and you've got one or two or a few you keep up with. You also have your favourite characters. Some you love, some you just love to hate. She's one you probably love, Laura Spencer, of General Hospital.

The family of then 6-year old beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey have been cleared of suspicion of her murder through DNA tests done on sample found on her clothing...

It's an annual international sport which takes place at the top of the world where the sun never sets in the Summer time - Finland's Wife-carrying contest.

Terrence Kiel, former safety for the San Diego Chargers died in a car crash yesterday authorities say. He was just 27.

Have you ever wondered if our planet is really silent? Perhaps you knew that Earth emitted a low hum thought to be from the ocean or the atmosphere. But did you know that she is loud enough to alert aliens?

For the first time in human history the North Pole could be ice-free this Summer, making it possible for ships to sail over the top of the world.