A Labour ex-cabinet minister's call for hard drugs to be decriminalised has been dismissed as "irresponsible" by the party leadership.Bob Ainsworth, at one time...
Fourteen people have died when a roadside bomb destroyed a crowded minibus in western Afghanistan.The victims were all members of an extended family.Four others...
Kosovo's prime minister Hashim Thaci is planning to sue a European investigator whose report suggested he had civilian detainees killed for their kidneys when...
Violent clashes outside the Kremlin have highlighted the need to strengthen law and order, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.A weekend rally of...
Dutch authorities can ban coffee shops from selling marijuana to foreigners, the European Court of Justice has ruled.The ruling came in an important test...
Retailers have seen a steady start to the Christmas trading season last month after figures revealed sales volumes rose 0.3% during November.Analysts described the...
