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Investigators have found human remains in the wreckage of a light aircraft belonging to Steve Fossett, the US millionaire adventurer who went missing in late 2007 and was later declared dead.
03/10/2008
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Three Chinese astronauts have been given a hero's welcome in Beijing following their return from a landmark mission into space that saw the country's first ever spacewalk.
29/09/2008
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Legendary film star Paul Newman, one of Hollywood's most well-known actors, has died, a spokesman said.
29/09/2008
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Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton believes qualification will hold the key for Sunday's first ever night race at the Singapore Grand Prix due to a lack of overtaking opportunities.
25/09/2008
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Lewis Hamilton has failed to overturn his penalty from the Belgian Grand Prix, leaving the McLaren driver with a one-point lead over Ferrari rival Felipe Massa in the Formula One standings with four races remaining.
23/09/2008
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The death toll in the US from Hurricane Ike has grown to 28 across nine states, even as Texas mounted its largest- ever rescue effort in the wake of the storm.
15/09/2008
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Hurricane Ike has made landfall on the Texas Gulf coast of the United States as a category two storm, driving a huge ocean surge.
13/09/2008
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Hurricane Ike has hit northeastern Cuba with 120kph winds, torrential rain and massive waves.
08/09/2008
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition has won more than a third of seats in legislative elections, retaining its veto power over major legislation.
08/09/2008
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Hundreds of people in Haiti have fled the waterlogged city of Gonaives for higher ground as a new storm, Hurricane Ike, threatened to compound a disaster caused by a previous storm.
07/09/2008
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Voters in Hong Kong are choosing new leaders in legislative council elections with the city's pro-democracy parties trying to avoid losses.
07/09/2008
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Up to 500 people are feared to have been buried in their homes after a mountain landslide crushed a town on the outskirts of Egypt's capital.
06/09/2008
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Nearly 500 people have died in the Haitian port city of Gonaives due to flooding caused by tropical storm Hanna, police have said, warning that more bodies could still be found.
06/09/2008
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Rescue workers in Haiti are being hampered in their efforts to get food and drinking water to thousands of people after tropical storm Hanna left many roads flooded and bridges collapsed.
05/09/2008
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Haiti's president has said his country is facing a "catastrophe" after being hit by three storms in as many weeks, leaving more than 60 people dead.
05/09/2008
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