Stock indexes were mixed in quiet New Year's Eve trading.The last day of the year contrasted with a sometimes gut-wrenching 2010. Despite investors' concerns...
The past month was Britain's coldest December for 120 years, meteorologists have said.It was also the chilliest individual calendar month since February 1986, according...
Northern Ireland's under-fire water authorities have fought off resignation calls over the crisis in water supplies.Senior figures from Northern Ireland Water (NIW) emerged from...
A US missile strike has killed eight alleged militants in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials have said.Four missiles struck a convoy of militants travelling by...
Multicoloured starbusts and gigantic sparklers lit the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour in a dazzling fireworks show witnessed by 1.5 million enthusiastic spectators who...
