Pope Benedict XVI has stepped into the row over Pakistan's blasphemy laws, declaring them an excuse for violence against non-Muslims and urging their removal.He...
A North Carolina judge has struck down a 98-year-old state ban on public profanity.Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour dismissed a misdemeanour charge against...
A leading Iranian human rights lawyer has been jailed for 11 years after being convicted of security offences.Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested in September, and...
The Basque terrorist group Eta has declared a permanent ceasefire, calling it a step towards ending its fight for independence.But a statement in the...
Housebuilder Persimmon has delivered a profits surprise despite the impact of the freezing weather on an already sluggish housing market.The UK's second largest housebuilder...
