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

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

Images of tactical nuclear sites still operating in

A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to women’s group Planned Parenthood, after a furious

A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran’s Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring

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

Despite the loss of his mother Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan is determined to continue playing at the Africa Cup of Nations in her

Chris Huhne vows to clear his name as he resigns as UK energy secretary to fight charge relating to a 2003 speeding

Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Moscow “cannot support” the current draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria, Russian media

Two American women tourists kidnapped in the south of Egypt’s Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources

A freight train engine which derailed on the West Coast mainline may have been going too fast, Network Rail

A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her

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

Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in

Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents

The BBC’s Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian

A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against

The price of gas around Europe has risen sharply due to increased demand as a result of the cold weather and reports of reduced supply from

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The UK is set for another bitterly cold night with temperatures plunging again, say weather

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A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook’s offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public

England’s batsmen fail again as 16 wickets fall in Dubai on the first day of the third Test against

Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple’s German online store after enforcing a patent

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Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout

More than 100 people have now died as a result of freezing weather in Ukraine since last Friday, the government announces in

Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French

Kim Dotcom’s bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being

Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has