Mexicans pay tribute to one of Latin America's greatest authors, Carlos Fuentes, who died on 15 May in Mexico City.

The governor of the Bank of England has warned the eurozone is 'tearing itself apart' as it tries to get to grips with the ec...

Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their th...

As Egypt prepares for the presidential elections at the end of May, the country's sizeable Coptic Christian minority is hopin...

Indonesian police have refused to issue a permit for a Lady Gaga concert scheduled to take place in Jakarta next month.

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has accused the prosecution of paying and threatening witnesses in his war crimes tr...

The movement which started the Wildlife Trusts is celebrating its centenary year.

The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles are visiting East Lancashire on the latest part of the Diamond Jubilee to...

Police in Northern Ireland have apologised for any distress caused to families following the revelation the PSNI kept body pa...

The prime minister called for a decision soon on the future of the eurozone, saying it was approaching time to "make-up or br...