The world's two most powerful men staged a news conference in Washington today after holding talks with business leaders from both countries.

The device was spotted on the street in Spokane, Washington, by workers 30 minutes before 1,500 people were due to walk past in celebration of the late civil rights leader.

Marc Higgins told police he was angry at being belittled and wanted to teach people that they shouldn't trifle with him, according to court papers in Connecticut.

The package found at Bank Hapoalim in midtown was feared to contain a letter bomb but authorites have now said the envelope's contents were not a threat.

The husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords spent 20 minutes believing his wife was dead after a gunman opened fire in Tucson earlier this month.

Masseuse Stephanie Dusenberry claims the NFL legend, who announced his retirement this week, sent her suggestive texts while playing for the Minnesota Vikings.

Robert Oswald thought the coffin was destroyed after his brother's body was exhumed in 1981. The coffin was bought last month for nearly $87,500 (£56,450).

Speaking at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church on Tuesday, Robert Bentley made comments that were described by The Anti-Defamation League as 'shocking'.

Deborah Court, pictured, a sixth-grade teacher, made the discovery while searching for Baptism records at a Lutheran School in Wisconsin.

From Delaware to Maine, freezing temperatures and up to ten inches of snow turned streets into rivers of slush and made thousands of roads impassable.

Key factors include financial stability, having more time and for a fortunate few, such as actor George Clooney who turns 50 this year, having the mortgage paid off.

Joe Lankford, 44, pictured, and 83-year-old great aunt Virginia Gaston died from their injuries, while grandmother Rachel Lankford remains in critical condition.

Prince Summerfield, who is 5ft 8ins and weighs 10st, was enrolled in Year Nine at The Petersfield School in Hampshire.

Just two days after chief executive Steve Jobs announced he is taking a medical leave of absence, Apple has reported record sales and profits for its Christmas quarter.

The monk, 42, was detained with two accomplices at Athens airport on Monday after a skull and bones were discovered wrapped in a sheet. 'It appears to be the work of charlatans,' said Cyprus's Archbishop Chrysostomos (pictured)

Mohamed Al-Hakim, 29, allegedly phoned Alya Al-Safar to tell her she must die because of the ‘shame’ she had brought – leaving her too afraid to leave the house.

Karin Gray started proceedings to end her marriage while her husband was away after conducting a clandestine 20-month affair with Chief Superintendent James Trotman, the jury was told.

Thalia Surf Shop in Laguna Beach superimposed the civil rights leader’s face over a picture of a man in a wetsuit holding a surf board for its Martin Luther King Day sale.

Lindsay Plumb, 47, was found unconscious close to an off licence, in Sale Moor, Greater Manchester. She later died in hospital.

Motorists on the I-75 in McMinn County got the shock of their lives when they spotted (or is that striped?) a full-sized tiger and her cub lounging on the guardrail.

There are the really big issues that divide couples ... and then there are the very, very small ones.