The decision to release a radical Muslim cleric described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" on bail has been branded "a disgrace".

A new offence of stalking should be brought in immediately to stop harassment and intimidation turning to murder, an inquiry has said.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are to lead celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.

The editors of The Sun and The Times and the former chair of the Press Complaints Commission are to give evidence to the inquiry into press standards.

The Treasury was "surprised" to learn that £10.9 billion of unpaid tax had been written off by HM Revenue & Customs in one year, according to an influential group of MPs.

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro painted a bleak picture of the future, saying the world was in its worst situation ever as Cuban television aired on Monday part of a six-hour event last week touting his newest memoir. The 85-year-old Castro, whose last known public appearance was at a Communist …

Rescuers in the Philippines dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels on Tuesday after a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and killed dozens of people.

Police strikers occupying the state legislature in the Brazilian city of Salvador vowed to resist if troops try to flush them out amid a tense standoff between the security forces.

Greek trade union leaders called a general strike on Tuesday, as embattled Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faced growing pressure from EU leaders to adopt tough new austerity measures.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform. The violence on Monday came as world powers scrambled for a diplomatic …