At least 26 security personnel have been killed after a military helicopter crashed in Pakistan, a senior official has announced. The crash occured on the border of the Orakzai and Khyber tribal regions due to a "technical fault", Major-General Athar Abbas was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.

Newlyweds are saving money and time by travelling abroad to get married and staying in the same destination for their honeymoon, one expert has suggested. Marketing director at Weddings & Honeymoons Abroad, Ron Cropper, said that his company is seeing more couples amalgamating the two practices.

The Nintendo Wii will continue to be the dominant console for the duration of the battle of third-generation gaming machines. That is according to industry analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan, who told Edge online that the Wii will triumph due to its price, wand-style control system and its compatability with standard definition televisions.

Expectant mothers look away now; a woman in Australia has given birth to a baby weighing almost 14 pounds. The baby girl, named Chelsea Rose, is 55cm in length and is already wearing clothes that would usually suit a six-month old.

A new convertible version of the stylish Fiat 500 has been launched in Britain today (July 2nd). The 500c looks every bit the fashionista's dream with its bubbly shape, exclusively designed interior and the almost irresistible charm of its fabric roof.