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The mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence says the government is not doing enough to tackle racism.

The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.

Polling began in Manipur at 7am on Saturday morning, marking the start of crucial assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

Clashes erupt in Senegal's capital Dakar, after the top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in next month's poll.

Communities could be encouraged to make their own assessments of the direct benefits they get from nature.

Security for the 2012 Olympics will be tested at a Scottish football match at Hampden Park stadium this weekend.

Australia completed a 4-0 whitewash after registering a crushing 298-run win over India in the fourth Test. This was India's eighth successive defeat abroad.

'The operation that saved me from enduring pain'

David Cameron would be acting like a "dictator" if he allowed same-sex unions to be called marriages, says the Archbishop of York.

Three people are arrested after protesters from the economic justice movement, Occupy London, take over a new building in London's financial district.

The race to make RAM that keeps its memory in a power outage

The race to make RAM that survives a power cut

Firms face raids and fines of up to £500,000 for sending unsolicited text messages about credit or compensation.

The funeral is held for the first of 14 confirmed victims of Wednesday's building collapse in Rio de Janeiro, as the search continues for about 12 missing people.

Marouane Fellaini scores a second-half header as Everton come from behind to beat Fulham and earn their spot in the fifth round.

Films with smoking scenes will now have to run a statutory warning as a scroll. 'Agneepath' has included a statutory warning scroll in song 'chikni chameli'.

There was standing-room only at Martyrs' Memorial Church in Belfast at a farewell service for the Rev Ian Paisley.

A tape recording of the 911 call made by friends of Demi Moore, after she suffered convulsions having smoked an undisclosed substance, has been released.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from nearest rival Newt Gingrich in Florida opinion polls, although his national lead slips.

A man convicted of murdering a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion denies responsibility, as a judge sentences him to die.