The image shows Taksim Square's Topçu Barracks, which were demolished in 1940 on the advice of French city planner Henri Prost. Now, Gezi Park stands in the area once occupied by the barracks.

Fenerbahçe's Brazilian midfielder Cristian Baroni has said that if it serves the interests of his team, he might become a Turkish citizen.

A photographer who claims Justin Bieber directed his bodyguards to attack him and steal his memory card is now suing the singer and one of the bodyguards ... alleging the bodyguard threatened him with a gun during the incident.

Chad Johnson was ordered to serve 30 days in jail for violating the terms of his probation in the domestic violence case involving his ex-wife Evelyn Lozada.

Apple expects to expand its Silicon Valley workforce by nearly 50 per cent during the next three years, signalling the company's faith in its ability to keep coming up with hit products like the iPhone and iPad.

That Corolla you see in Toyota showrooms has long overstayed its welcome. Don't believe me. Believe the marketplace.

Google Inc. (GOOG) has agreed to acquire map-software provider Waze Inc. for about $1.1 billion, a person with knowledge of the deal said, seeking to keep competitors such as Facebook Inc. (FB) from eroding its lead in mobile-navigation programs.

The bench outside the picturesque Fergus General Store will soon be occupied with people waiting for the low-cost community bus, the first initiative of the Hands Across Niagara appeal.

Former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa was hospitalized early Saturday to be treated for a recurring lung infection, the South African government said. It is the fourth time in less than a year that the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader has been hospitalized, deepening concern about his increasing frailty.

"A catalyst for change" across the Communion is how Archbishop Albert Chama of Central Africa describes the Alliance, as he takes on the position of Chair of the new Board of Trustees.

Bishop Susan “Sue” Moxley, known to many Anglicans in Canada and overseas for her passion for social justice and church renewal, has announced she will retire in March 2014.

An investigator checks a car with bullet holes where the Santa Monica College incident is believed to have started at Kansas and Yorkshire in Santa Monica, California on Friday.

An investigation has been ordered into Paris Jackson's custody situation.

Richard Ramirez, a former altar boy who grew into a maniacal serial killer known as the "Night Stalker," died in California today at the age of 53. A spokesman for the San Quentin State Prison, where Ramirez was being held pending his execution, confirmed Ramirez's passing. No further details about his death have been released thus far.