SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Top US state attorneys have announced that Facebook has agreed to get tougher on keeping its young website users safe from bullies, porn, pedophiles and other online hazards. More »
WELLINGTON (AFP) - - The biggest squid ever caught, at up to 10 metres long and boasting a fearsome beak and razor-sharp hooks, may be small compared to others still lurking in the depths, scientists said Tuesday. More »
SYDNEY, April 14, 2008 (AFP) - - Hollywood star Cate Blanchett has given birth to a son, a spokesman for the Australian actress said Monday. More »
PARIS (AFP) - - A French move to outlaw websites and blogs that encourage young girls to become dangerously thin is stirring much debate among fashion gurus, health experts and politicians. More »
NEW YORK (AFP) - - Pope Benedict XVI Sunday pleaded for an end to sectarian hatreds as he became the first pontiff to pray at Ground Zero, the site where nearly 3,000 people died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. More »
CANBERRA (AFP) - - Australian police tussled with Chinese torch escorts Thursday as the Olympic flame was run through Canberra to rowdy demonstrations by thousands of Chinese supporters and pro-Tibet protesters. More »
LONDON (AFP) - - Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack breathed new life into the Premier League title race as his late penalty clinched a dramatic 2-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - - Swedish do-it-yourself furniture giant Ikea has been ordered to give better instructions in Japan after a customer suffered minor injuries assembling a chest, it said Monday. More »
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - India spinner Harbhajan Singh was handed an 11-match ban from a domestic Twenty20 tournament on Monday after being found guilty of slapping national team-mate Shanthakumaran Sreesanth. More »
BANGKOK (AFP) - - Nobel Peace Prize recipient Rajendra Pachauri Tuesday warned tourism industry chiefs they need to reduce their impact on climate change as consumers become more environmentally aware. More »



