Lillo Brancato allegedly involved in prescription drug robbery? Actor started career in A Bronx Tale with Robert De Niro

The US authorities are investigating the entrepreneur's disposal of 600,000 Mamma.com shares prior to a stock offering

Traditional fishing methods may be last hope for prized tuna now in danger in local waters

Garikoitz Aspiazu believed to be part of hardline faction that pushed for end to peace talks with Spanish government

Shock ruling paves the way for details of the much-criticized investigation to be made public

The band has arrived in Colombia to a heroes' welcome says Rory Carroll

Michelle Obama was recently spotted slapping her husband's hand as he checked email during his daughters' soccer game, notes Jonathan Freedland

Obituary: Cardiac surgeon who developed the intra-aortic balloon pump

UK hopes to encourage signs that Barack Obama will reverse era of boycotting and sanctioning the Assad regime

President Hugo Chávez releases tapped conversations of political foes in run-up to regional elections

Internet entrepreneur accused of selling shares in search engine after learning it was planning a stock offering

Former senior law lord condemns 'serious violation of international law'

Former chairman of Federal Reserve favors breaking up bans into smaller units

Murder trial for mob-obsessed actor who starred with Robert De Niro, Danny DeVito and Denzel Washington

New film on the History channel aims to show cannonball sank Henry VIII's flagship in 1545

Michael White: independent committee tasked with resolving organ donation problem comes up with the wrong solution

Arlene Phillips says that while Sergeant's peers practice, he can be found 'fooling around' - by reading the Guardian

Simon Hoggart: David Cameron's promise to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Gordon Brown didn't last long

Michele Hanson: How else could Brown possibly look? He's overworked and he's exhausted and he hasn't had time to trim his eyebrows

Amid country's state of near anarchy, buccaneers flourish on rich pickings of world's busiest sea lanes