Pearls of Wisdom

Cambodia rejects an extradition request from Thailand for former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, escalating a diplomatic row.

Services of commemoration are being held around the world to mark the 91st anniversary of the end of World War I.

Patients who need their cholesterol tested may not need to stop eating for 12 hours beforehand, a major report finds.

Brazil's two largest cities - Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo - are hit by major blackouts due to a problem at a massive hydroelectric dam.

The man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in and near Washington DC is executed after a final appeal was thrown out.

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with fraud are found not guilty by a New York jury.

Details of how long profiles of innocent people can be kept on the DNA database for England and Wales are to be unveiled.

US President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service.

A computer designed for older people who have never used the internet before has been launched by Valerie Singleton.

A pregnant shark at a New Zealand aquarium was bitten by another shark, unexpectedly releasing four baby sharks as stunned visitors watched.