United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has appointed an independent panel to investigate the source of a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly 3,000...
A massive effort by US and Nato forces including offensives in the insurgent heartland and targeted assassinations of rebel leaders has failed to dent...
England celebrated a crushing Ashes victory after claiming their first outright series win in Australia for 24 years.The tourists inflicted another comprehensive defeat on...
Efforts to expel Britain's ambassador from Ivory Coast have been dismissed as "invalid" by the Foreign Office.The UK representative has reportedly been ordered to...
US stocks slipped on Thursday after the government reported an increase in applications for unemployment benefits last week.The Labour Department said that 409,000 people...
Two packages have exploded in two government buildings in the state capital of Maryland, US officials said.Maryland state police said there were no serious...
Two psychiatrists have told a US federal judge that former Texas billionaire and financier R Allen Stanford is not mentally competent to stand trial...
EastEnders star Samantha Womack has insisted her decision to leave the soap has nothing to do with her controversial cot death storyline.The actress, who...
