Mourning for George H W Bush

Draped in a United States flag, a casket carrying the body of former president George H W Bush on Monday was flown to Washington from Houston for the final time in Air Force One aircraft, which has......

George H W Bush to lie in state in US Capitol till Wednesday

George H W Bush, the 41st United States President who died in Houston on Friday at the age of 94, is to be honoured with a state funeral at National Cathedral in Washington on Wednesday,......

Former US President George H W Bush passes away at 94

“He was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for.” A life in photos: George H W Bush IMAGE: George H W Bush, the 41st president of the United......

A life in photos: George H W Bush

With a rich political and personal legacy, former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush left no shortage of memorable images from his time in and out of office.'Pappy' Bush passed into......

Oil price falls on Iraq vote delay, Saudi pledge

World oil prices fell on Tuesday as the United States and Britain delayed a UN Security Council vote on a deadline for Iraq to disarm or face war and Saudi Arabia pledged to ensure there would be......

Oil falls sharply as world still divided on Iraq

Oil prices fell sharply on Monday after hitting two-year-highs last week and as international divisions gaped wide over whether to wage war on Iraq.Sentiment also weakened after an OPEC source said......

Baseball legend, 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, dies at 86

'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.' IMAGE: Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron......

'Beijing safe despite knife attack'

Olympic organisers vowed to tighten security in central Beijing on Sunday after a US tourist died in a stabbing attack but they insisted the Chinese capital was safe. -Images from Day 2 "There is......

Games opening a no-fly event

Italian authorities will close the airspace over Turin on Friday when athletes and foreign dignitaries, including US first lady Laura Bush, attend the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.The no-fly......