Moldova's prime minister acknowledges that a referendum to make presidents directly elected has failed to gain enough voters.

A suspected suicide bombing in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 14 people at a police station, officials say.

Phone-hacking allegations continue to be reported widely

Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Bihar release three policemen they were holding hostage for eight days, police...

The death toll from two separate boat accidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not yet clear.

The Metropolitan Police says it may reopen the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World...

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make a final bid to persuade the government to pay them...

Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.

Former prime minister Tony Blair criticises the government's prison policies, saying the coalition is soft on crime.

Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years,...