ADHD treatment causes young boys to develop female sex organs

A drug used to treat ADHD children is causing concern in the United States. It is called Risperdal and it is supposed to be used primarily for adults with sever psychological problems.

• Maasai Mara wildebeest migration spectacle under threat

  A massive herd of wildebeest are making this year's migration spectacle in the famous Maasai Mara reserve a feast, not just for the crocodiles lying in wait but also for the tourists who pay thousands of dollars to witness the event.

• US joins Baghdad battle

  Days after the US officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants.

• Chile mine disaster exposes old family feuds

  While a fire warms their campsite, the icy feeling between Cristina Nunez Macias and her mother-in-law is as palpable as the cold Atacama desert.

• Basque separatists declare ceasefire

  The Basque separatist group ETA announced another cease-fire Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for an independent homeland.

• Miliband brothers fighting for top Labour post

  The unusual spectacle of two brothers fighting for the soul of the defeated Labour Party...

• Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38

  Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala - some of them rescuers trying to save people already buried under a wall of mud.

• Victoria flood waters continue to rise

  The Australian army has been on stand-by to help evacuate residents in northern Victoria, if, as expected, flood waters continue to rise.

• Torrential rain causes chaos in Victoria

  Bad weather caused chaos in Australia's southern states on Saturday, with major flooding in Victoria state.

• Shoes, eggs hurled at Tony Blair

  Protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair during a public signing of his memoir in Ireland's capital.

• Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash

  The tremor from the eruption - the strongest so far - could be felt eight kilometres away.

• Samoa tsunami: One year on

  It was a year ago this month that a major earthquake started a tsunami in the South Pacific.

• David Cameron shows off new baby

  Prime Minister David Cameron took a few minutes out of his paternity leave to introduce his new daughter to Britain's media.

• Explosion hits Hare Krishna temple in UK

  Firefighters say an explosion has ripped through a Hare Krishna temple in central England.

• Head teacher Derek Slade abused students – guilty verdict

  A former head teacher at a notoriously strict boarding school has been found guilty of abusing students.

• Suicide bombers kill 43 in Pakistan

  A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban has killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding.

• Hurricane Earl heads toward Cape Cod

  A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl is steaming toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.

• UPS plane crash near Dubai airport

  A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board has crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai.

• Plans to shift Kiribati locals to Christmas Island

  There is plenty of room on Christmas Island; the prison is so free and easy you just walk on in; even the criminals are happy.

• Hurricane Earl closes in on North Carolina

  Hurricane Earl is closing in on the coast of North Carolina, where authorities have told thousands to leave their homes.

• Trapped Chilean miner has both wife and mistress waiting above

  Drilling on the escape tunnel for the 33 trapped Chilean miners has just started again