Heavy snow is forecast for most of England and Wales later, with warnings of likely disruption on the roads and rail

Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has

Travel disruption is continuing following the derailment of a freight train engine on the West Coast mainline in

George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of

The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight

The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in

Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US

Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials

Activists enraged by Putin party’s ‘dirty tricks’ in

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Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world’s oceans, but it is “critically urgent” to tackle

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A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit

US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance

Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4′s Money Box

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against

A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel

At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football

Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to

More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December’s parliamentary elections in

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures

Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the

The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in

The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of the country’s former Ambassador to France, who died less than 24 hours after being arrested by Tripoli-based

A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious

Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight

US President Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows unemployment is down to its lowest rate in three

Chris Huhne vows to clear his name as he resigns as energy secretary to fight a charge of perverting the course of justice relating to a 2003 speeding

At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials