The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the killings of 'ruthless prosecutors'

Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honours, never fearing to criticise those he felt ruined his country. Yesterday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.

America got the best city car ever. We got this truck

Tamerlan Tsarnaev apparently organised the bombings because he wanted to ‘defend’ Islam

As well as the hottest new sports cars, new environmentally-friendly concept cars have been shown at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show.

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What sort of tasteless motor would you expect a top footballer to be cruising around in? A camouflage Bentley Continental GT like Mario Balotelli maybe, or perhaps a gold-plated Cadillac Escalade like El-Hadji Diouf? One thing is certain; you wouldn’t expect a top-flight star to be seen dead pootling around in an ultra-low emissions Vauxhall Ampera electric car.

Argentina international admitted to driving while disqualified and without insurance

Shain Gandee lived for the outdoors, often going on muddy, off-road thrill rides in the hills near his West Virginia home. A recent late-night escapade ended in tragedy for the MTV reality show cast member and two others.

Carl Pistorius, the sharp suited brother of Paralympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide for the death of a female motorcyclist in a 2008 road collision.

Collisions with road vehicles are driving a population of swallows to evolve into faster, more agile fliers with shortened wings.

Marco McMillian was campaigning to be first openly homosexual Mississippi mayor

Shots fired between a Maserati and SUV before sports car crashed into a taxi