The Government is expected to abolish a levy on so-called "granny flats" in England, giving families a tax break on extensions to their homes used to house older relatives.

Hundreds of thousands of families could benefit from tax breaks on "granny flats" under plans being considered by the Government.

The Olympic torch is due to arrive in Belfast for the start of a six-day visit to Ireland.

A weekend-long series of celebrations marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee is getting under way with a day at the races.

A staggering £106 million is up for grabs in Tuesday's EuroMillions draw.

Baggage handlers and other ground staff at Stansted Airport are launching a four-day strike in a row over new rosters.

A judge revoked bail for a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed black teenager, and ordered him back to jail for misleading the court about his finances.

NATO special forces rescued two foreign women hostages and killed five kidnappers in a daring night raid on a cave in Afghanistan's remote Badakhshan province, according to the military.

A macabre profile of a Canadian porn actor suspected of filming the dismemberment of a Chinese student and mailing his body parts emerged from his acquaintances and hundreds of websites.

A US government website has published what it said was photographic evidence of mass graves and attacks on civilian areas by Syrian regime forces.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States will move the majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific in coming years and keep six aircraft carriers in the region, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday, giving the first details of a new U.S. military strategy. Speaking at an annual security forum in Singapore, Panetta …

Russia stood firm in the face of growing international pressure for tougher action over Syria, rejecting military intervention and questioning sanctions as fears of civil war grew.