Parts of western Hungary and the capital, Budapest, have been shaken by an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale, rescue officials said.The tremor...
David Cameron has spoken to President Hosni Mubarak to express his "grave concern" about violence against anti-government protesters in Egypt.The Prime Minister urged the...
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is doing well, a day after being discharged from hospital, a spokesman said.Doctors woke Mr Mandela up from...
Opera star Dame Margaret Price has died, her family said.The singer, considered to be one of the world's leading sopranos, was 69.Cousin Marteine Richards...
Britain has called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to "listen urgently" to protesters as pressure for him to quit intensified.Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered...
Prosecutors and defence lawyers have agreed that the federal trial against the suspect in the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords will be held in...
Global trade chiefs meeting in Switzerland have spoken of their optimism that a new deal to liberalise international commerce can be finalised, but offered...
The suicide bomber who killed 35 people at Moscow's busiest airport was deliberately targeting foreigners, investigators said.This would mark an ominous new tactic by...
