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BHP Billiton reports profits surge

BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, reported a 71% jump in half-year profits to 10.5 billion US dollars (6.5 billion) as it mapped...

Heineken cheer helps lift FTSE

Beer giant Heineken refreshed European markets after it delivered better-than-expected results amid "challenging but improving" economic conditions.The confidence boost from Heineken, which followed a...

US special agent killed in Mexico

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been killed and another wounded in Mexico.Special agent Jaime Zapata, on assignment to the ICE Attache...

Activists halt Japanese whaling

Japan has temporarily suspended its Antarctic whaling operations after repeated disruptions by a conservation group, a government official said.The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has...

Mid East protests spread to Libya

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Libya's second largest city to demand the government's removal in the first sign that the...

Bahrain protesters keep up pressure

Protesters demanding sweeping political reforms from Bahrain's rulers have held their ground in an Egypt-style occupation of the capital's landmark square, calling for a...

Border Agency 'put profit first'

Hundreds of migrant workers are left living in the UK illegally as the UK Border Agency puts profits before securing the country's borders, an...

Thorntons reveals profits decline

Chocolatier Thorntons revealed a drop in profits after sales were hit by December's snowy weather as it said trading at its stores in 2011...

26-digit tot has toehold on record

A mother in Burma says her baby girl's 12 fingers and 14 toes have been no disadvantage - and she's now grasping for a...

Obama awards US freedom medals

Barack Obama honoured a predecessor, Germany's leader and artists, athletes, civil rights activists, humanitarians and others with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for contributions...

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