Russia defends verdict against oil tycoon
Russia on Tuesday responded to international criticism over the conviction of a…
Record flooding hits eastern Australia
Australians struggled to keep dry Tuesday after record flooding made many eastern towns look more like vast…
Queen focuses on sport in speech
In this preview of the broadcast, released by the Buckingham Palace, the Queen emphasises how sport can be used to create harmony
Snow paralyses transport in parts of Western Europe
Two thousand travellers have been left stranded at the main Paris airport, Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, as…
Medvedev and Obama hail ‘historic’ nuclear arms treaty
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have hailed the New Start nuclear arms treaty as a…
Assange dismisses threat of extradition to US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said it would be "politically impossible" for Britain to extradite him to the…
Barack Obama to sign gay military law
US President Barack Obama is to sign a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about…