London's deputy mayor Ray Lewis resigns from his post amid allegations of financial irregularities during his time as a vicar.

AFP - Jesse Helms, an iconic US conservative lawmaker known for hardline stands against Cuba and for UN reform, died Friday at the age of 86, a spokesman said.

AP - Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road.

AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana.

Cash is tight - but one Labour donor is still ready to help