While donating books to the Dormont Historical Society in Pennsylvania, a man discovered he was actually returning overdue library books from the 1920s.The books were checked out from Dormont School in the 1920, which is now the Dormont Municipal Building, home to the historical society, KDKA-TV, Pi

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Self-made millionaire property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong‘s leadership election on Sunday, after the most divisive vote since the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.Leung was chosen by a pro-Beijing committee as thousands of protesters rallied outside the harbor side convention centre where the vote took place, demanding full democracy in the semi-autonomous former British colony.Leung, 57, will replace outgoing Chief Executive Donald Tsang in July after winni

A young Illinois boy was beaten with a paddle, and forced to eat two screws and do hundreds of pushups on his knuckles, say authorities who charged his parents.St. Clair County Sheriff's Department Capt. Steve Johnson said the 12-year-old boy's stepfather, James Jennings, 39, delivered most of the p

Former government adviser and property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong's leadership election on Sunday, according to official results.Leung, 57, will replace outgoing chief executive Donald Tsang in June after winning 689 of the votes from the 1,200-strong election committee that chooses th

A man who climbs mountains to call attention to Alzheimer's disease has won a national memory competition held in New York City.It's the second year in a row that 28-year-old Nelson Dellis of Miami, Florida, has won the USA Memory Championship. He also broke a record for memorizing 303 random number

A French teacher was suspended Friday for allegedly urging her class to observe a minute's silence for serial killer Mohamed Merah, the day after he was shot dead by police.Education Minister Luc Chatel had called for the teacher to be suspended after her class reported she called Merah a "victim" a

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race; the former Pennsylva

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a 71-year-old with a long history of cardiovascular problems, had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital. Not even Cheney knows the donor's identity.An aide to Cheney disclosed the surgery after it was over, saying that the ex-vice pre

North Korea will face a "strong response" if it goes ahead with a plan to launch a long-range rocket next month, a special adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday, calling the North's planned liftoff a "big mistake." "If they go ahead anyway, we will want to work with our allies and partn

Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a report Thursday.An

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expects to meet US President Barack Obama during a nuclear security summit in South Korea next week, a Pakistani official said Friday.US officials were not immediately reachable to confirm the meeting, which would be the most senior face-to-face meeting between Paki

Japan on Friday readied its missile defence systems to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the country, as the UN chief warned that next month's launch could jeopardise food aid.The nuclear-armed North has announced it will launch a rocket in mid-April to put a satellite into orbit, a m