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Pensioner jailed for 'PoW' fraud

An 84-year-old man has been jailed for four years in Australia for lying about being a prisoner of war in order to claim hundreds...

Network Rail probe set for New Year

An independent inquiry into the alleged misuse of public funds by senior executives at Network Rail (NR) will begin in the New Year.Sources said...

Borrowing targets 'may be missed'

Government targets for public borrowing could be missed if official figures are higher than expected, according to an economist.Borrowing in the financial year to...

Protesters target Civil War event

The memory of the Civil War collided with modern-day civil rights as protesters targeted a "secession ball" marking South Carolina's decision 150 years ago...

Thailand state of emergency ends

The Thai government has agreed to lift a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, eight months after it was imposed during sometimes...

Paedophile guide author charged

A man who wrote a how-to guide for paedophiles that sparked online outrage is facing obscenity charges after an undercover police sting.Officers arrested Phillip...

Strong quake shakes south-east Iran

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck south-eastern Iran, killing at least six people and injuring 21 others, Iranian state TV reported.The report said the...

Groom murders bride and best man

A bridegroom gunned down his new wife, his best man and then himself after announcing to horrified guests that he had a "surprise" for...

BP denies spill probation breach

Oil giant BP is fighting charges that it violated probation for a 2006 oil spill on Alaska's North Slope by allowing another large spill...

BAE sentenced over payment records

Defence giant BAE Systems is due to be sentenced for failing to keep proper records of payments to an adviser in the east African...

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