Work of unsung heroes is honoured
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The New Year Honours list is crammed with household names from Olympic athletes to showbusiness celebrities and business high flyers.
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WASHINGTON: George W. Bush yesterday bestowed the highest US civilian honour on three officials who were central to the war in Iraq, sidestepping their ties to controversies over the conflict and its aftermath.
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Film stars, top politicians and  members of Sweden&#39;s royal family were among those who  celebrated the life and work of directing legend Ingmar Bergman  on Monday in a ceremony at Stockholm&#39;s Royal Dramatic Theatre.
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AN annual award was launched yesterday to encou
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Almost 4,000 police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty have been honoured in the first National Police Memorial Day service.
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A phonics champion and university academics feature prominently in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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LONDON  - A rock 'n' roll belter, an astronaut and the inventor of the automatic teller machine were all honoured by the Queen on Friday in the New Year's honours list.
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A baggage handler hailed as a hero after helping police subdue an attacker at Scotland's Glasgow Airport is being honored in New York for his actions.
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Kelly Holmes holds up her Olympic medals as Britain&#39;s team parades through London. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images. Thousands of people lined the streets of central London today to pay tribute to Britain&#39;s
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Tributes hail "outstanding" and "genius" composer Sir Malcolm Arnold, following his death aged 84.
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A rock 'n' roll belter, an astronaut and the inventor of the automatic teller machine were all honoured by the Queen on Friday in the New Year's honours list.
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A service is held to honour almost 4,000 police officers who have lost their lives on duty.
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This year, for the first time, the people of Wales were invited to vote in the hotly-contested ballot for the 100 greatest Welsh heroes of all time, with Aneurin Bevan announced as the worthy winner.
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Britain&#39;s triumphant Olympic gold-medallists - headed by Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pinsent and Tanni Grey-Thompson - are celebrating their inclusion in the Queen&#39;s New Year Honours List.
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A former British spy credited with using his cover as a passport officer to save thousands of Jews from Nazi Germany was honored as a hero Wednesday at his country's embassy in Berlin.
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A service will be held honouring more than 4,000 police officers who have lost their lives on duty.
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Two Johns Hopkins University scientists have been selected to receive the nation's highest scientific honor.