Americas

Brittany Murphy at a Sydney premiere of the movie "Happy Feet" in 2006

Actress Brittany Murphy 'dies of natural causes'

The Clueless star apparently collapsed in her Holywood bathroom.

Inside Americas

Healthcare reform reaches US Senate

Monday, 21 December 2009

Concessions secure 60th vote but scheme is shadow of what was promised

Blizzard-like storm slams US East Coast

Sunday, 20 December 2009

A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern US states on yesterday, crippling travel across the region and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.

Freed after 35 years in jail for crime he did not commit

Saturday, 19 December 2009

Singled out at an identity parade, but DNA tests prove James Bain could not have raped nine-year-old boy.

Britons win appeal over Brazil insurance fraud

Saturday, 19 December 2009

Courts Two British law graduates held in Brazil for insurance fraud have been acquitted after an appeal. Shanti Andrews and Rebecca Turner, both 23, were arrested in July after telling police they had been robbed while backpacking.

Texas polygamist gets 33 years for child sex abuse

Friday, 18 December 2009

The Texas attorney general's office says a 57-year-old member of a polygamist group has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for the sexual assault of a child.

Top Mexico drug boss killed in gun battle

Friday, 18 December 2009

200 marines bring down feared trafficker renowned for beheading his rivals

Remembering invisible victims on 'International Migrants Day'

Friday, 18 December 2009

Few of the Central American migrants looking to escape to the United States are prepared for the horrors they will endure along the way. Entering Mexico through one of its border states (most often Chiapas or Tabasco), they face a constant threat of persecution, and, at present, lack even the most basic of human rights.