Caning of convicts and asylum seekers in Malaysian prisons has reached "epidemic proportions" and is often inflicted so severely that flesh is torn off...
The court-appointed New York-based trustee trying to recover losses for victims of Bernard Madoff has accused HSBC of fuelling the disgraced financier's massive fraud.Trustee...
The lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has vowed to fight moves to extradite his client from the UK to Sweden.Swedish authorities are seeking...
Sub zero temperatures will return to the UK following a brief reprieve from the freezing weather, forecasters warned.Sunny spells graced many parts of the...
MPs have questioned parliamentary security following revelations that a suspected Russian spy worked undetected in the House of Commons.Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock has...
Thailand on Sunday marked the 83rd birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, but elaborate celebrations could not mask concern over his...
