Reuters - Their canvas is a stretch of dingy concrete wall along Manila's main highway, where millions of vehicles stream past every day, belching exhaust that helps to create a noxious, unhealthy smog.

Reuters - Mining group Rio Tinto has unearthed an extremely rare pink diamond, Australia's biggest rough pink diamond weighing 12.76 carats at its Argyle mine.

Reuters - An oil-led economic boom, hosting of the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, and a plunge in violent crime are making Rio de Janeiro, called Cidade Maravilhosa, feel like the "Marvellous City" for the first time in decades.

Reuters - Just hours ahead of the British Columbia budget on Tuesday, the Canadian province's leader took the unusual step of using Twitter to rule out any tax hikes in the annual economic blueprint.

Reuters - Couples who may be heading for a nasty break-up should be careful about texting because it could end up as evidence against them in divorce court.

Reuters - Fans often question whether wealthy club owners have a real passion for their teams but the followers of ailing A-league outfit Gold Coast United were left in no doubt at the weekend when Clive Palmer said he did not even like the sport.

Reuters - A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in to his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday.

Reuters - Prince Charles has admitted he is a fan of a football club but his team are not part of the Premier League's aristocracy.