A British woman jailed in Peru for drug smuggling is expected to be released later.
Melissa Reid, 22, from Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, and Michaella McCollum,...
Congolese former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and sexual violence.
Bemba...
The firm that ran the Fukushima nuclear plant has apologised for its "cover up" when it delayed disclosure of meltdowns at three reactors.
Tokyo Electric...
A father has been found guilty of murdering his six-year-old daughter - 11 months after winning a high-profile custody battle.
36-year-old Ben Butler killed Ellie...
Alton Towers operator Merlin will be sentenced later this year in connection with the Smiler roller coaster crash which left five people seriously injured.
Merlin...
A woman has died after collapsing while hiking and mountain biking during a record-breaking heatwave in Phoenix.
Fire officials said the 28-year-old started biking with...
Fourteen Nepalese security guards were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber attacked their minibus in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, the Interior Ministry and an Afghan...
