Explosions kill 16 in Basra

Naomi Campbell diamonds handed in to South African police by charity head

'Nelson Mandela had illegitimate daughter', it is claimed

Tariq Aziz calls on US troops to stay in Iraq

Yoko Ono says Beatles remaining iTunes holdouts

Yoko Ono has warned that Beatles tracks will not be available to download on to iTunes in the near future.

Al-Qaeda’s new 'planning chief’ lived in US for 15 years

Huge ice island breaks from Greenland glacier

The flow of seawater below the glaciers is one of the main causes of ice calvings off Greenland Photo: REUTERS

The new ice island, which broke off on Thursday, will enter a remote place called the Nares Strait, about 620 miles south of the North Pole between Greenland and Canada.

Michelle Obama chooses quiet dinner over celebrity gala

Michelle Obama chooses quiet dinner over celebrity gala

Michelle Obama visits Ronda