Senior EU politicians insist the worst of the eurozone crisis is over.

Releasing prisoners back into one of Europe's safest cities

Releasing prisoners back into one of Europe's safest cities

Hillary Clinton will soon step down as US Secretary of State, but what has changed during her time in office and what legacy does she leave behind?

South Korea says its third attempt at putting a satellite into space has been a success, weeks after a similar move by North Korea.

Japan's top female judo wrestlers were subjected to violence by their coach, officials have admitted, after 15 athletes made a joint complaint.

Too many genuine refugees are becoming destitute because of administrative delays in helping them to settle in the UK, a cross-party inquiry finds.

Economist Tim Harford tells an assembled audience the story of Thomas Schelling, an economist who helped America and the Soviet Union to avoid nuclear war.

Author Hilary Mantel wins the Costa Book of the Year award for her Booker Prize-winning novel Bring Up the Bodies.

Los Angeles indie rockers Local Natives return

A US judge rejects Apple's demand to increase the damages from Samsung's patent infringement to more than the $1.05bn awarded.

A US judge rejects Apple's demand to increase the damages from Samsung's patent infringement to more than the $1.05bn awarded.

A nine-year-old boy is threatened with an axe by a gang also armed with slegdehammers, who burst into a family home in Birmingham.

How much do you pay for fuel, compared to other countries?

Some antidepressant drugs known as SSRIs pose a very small but serious heart risk, say researchers.

Japan's two top airlines say they replaced a number of batteries in the 787 Dreamliners over the past months.

As the civil war in Syria continues, home-made weapons are a key tool in the Free Syrian Army's campaign to try and oust President Bashar al-Assad.

The remains of a Ghanaian national who worked as a fisherman on a Kilkeel trawler are still in a mortuary in Belfast, 18 months after he died.

Everton threaten to pull out of an £8.6m deal for Leroy Fer after his medical reveals a problem with his knee.

Author Sir Salman Rushdie's visit to the Indian city of Calcutta to promote the Midnight's Children film is cancelled at the last minute.