Updated: 7:01 AM The British hospital treating the former Kate Middleton admitted it was victimized by a crank call in which information on the Duchess of Cambridge's condition was given to a woman impersonating Queen Elizabeth II.

Updated: 6:59 AM The two men who will spend an entire year together aboard the International Space Station are already bracing for a challenging mission.

Updated: 6:59 AM A rare tornado has killed three people in New Zealand, and forecasters say the same storm could generate more twisters.

Updated: 7:02 AM Battering waves and strong winds have sunk one cargo ship and are threatening another in the Black sea near Istanbul.

Updated: 6:59 AM A cold outbreak dropped several inches of snow in parts of Australia following record summer highs.

Posted: 1:24 AM Sale is part of a push by Europe's biggest bank to improve its profitability

Updated: 6:48 AM The Mars rover Curiosity has completed its first chemical test of soil from the red planet, and scientists say there are no surprises so far.

Posted: 1:16 AM Thousands of trucks and cars have been stuck on a major highway, some for 3 days, in a traffic jam dozens of miles long caused by heavy snow northwest of Moscow, Russian media reported on Monday (December 3).

Posted: 12:54 AM The palace announced Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child after 19 months of marriage.

Updated: 6:57 AM Summer is getting off to a sweltering start across Australia.

Updated: 6:59 AM Authorities in Japan say several people are known to have died in a highway tunnel where about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof.

Updated: 3:20 PM Cars trapped in tunnel collapse outside Tokyo... Japan's space agency probes possible data leak... Wall section collapses in Pompeii after heavy rain... European stealth-combat test drone flies in France...

Updated: 12:59 AM USS Enterprise carrier taken out of active service...

Updated: 3:22 PM Afghans say joint US-Afghan base under attack... Suspected US drone strike kills 3 in Pakistan... Pentagon lawyer: War on terror not endless...

Posted: 3:36 PM The Obama administration is declining to criticize Egypt's draft constitution despite spirited internal debate over whether the document adequately protects women, religious minorities and dissenting voices.

Updated: 6:50 AM The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state.

Updated: 8:43 AM Snow continued to fall in several parts of France on Thursday, however a return to normal conditions is forecast.

Updated: 6:51 AM A masssive tornado swept through the southeastern Italian city of Taranto wednesday.

Updated: 6:49 AM The body of a woman was found in her flooded home in north Wales on Tuesday (November 28) as rescue workers fought to free residents trapped when the local river burst its banks.

Updated: 6:46 AM The next team of astronauts travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) and their backup crew were tested on Tuesday (November 27) ahead of their flight next month.

Updated: 7:05 AM China's official news agency says the country has successfully landed a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier.

Updated: 9:04 AM Officials in Bangladesh say more than 100 are dead, and hundreds ohers injured following a factory fire in a multistory building.

Updated: 7:07 AM More than 800 homes have been flooded after storms hit parts of England and Wales, the Environment Agency (of England) has said.

Updated: 3:34 PM "Egypt president must rescind new powers"... Egypt's top judges slam president's new powers... Lebanese army arrests 5 Syrians over explosives... Student killed in university clash; NATO service member killed... Morocco dismantles cell sending jihadists to Mali...

Updated: 3:34 PM A fire raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside Bangladesh's capital... China lands first jet on its aircraft carrier... Malians rally against religious extremism... Diplomat says Manila must stand ground in dispute... Election in Catalan region tests Spain's unity...