Charlie Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp., said Thursday. The BBC said Gillett died in a London hospital on Wednesday. He had ...

Calls mounted Wednesday for the banning of legal drug mephedrone following the death of two teenagers who had taken the substance. It is still unknown if Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, both from Scunthorpe, had taken any other drugs, but both had been drinking heavily before they were found dead at different addresses on Monday. Six other people ...

A Hungarian Vizsla named Yogi has been awarded the top prize at Crufts dog show in Britain, which is the biggest in the world. The seven-year-old beat off competition Sunday from six other finalists to take the coveted title of best in show at the culmination of the four-day competition in Birmingham, central England. "He is just such a wonderful ...