UK government woos Scotland with oil money
Ministers from both the UK and Scottish governments are in north-east Scotland to set out plans for the future of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Pentagon plans to shrink army to pre-World War II levels
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to shrink the United States Army to its smallest force since before the World War II.
Update 2 | Four dead, scores injured in New York train derailment

Multiple injuries have been reported as firefighters scramble to wreckage

Multiple injuries have been reported as firefighters...

Police helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub

Thirty-two people injured after a police helicopter with three people on board...

Thirty-two people injured after a police helicopter with...

Ukraine police disperse protesters in Kiev

Riot police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev forcefully disperse hundreds of...

Riot police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev forcefully...

Thousands of Thai protesters besiege telecoms offices

Thousands of protesters march on Thailand's two main telecommunications...

Thousands of protesters march on Thailand's two main...

Mafia boss ‘beaten and fed alive to pigs’, Italian police hears

Missing mafia boss was beaten with a spade and fed alive to pigs, suspected...

Missing mafia boss was beaten with a spade and fed alive to...

87 injured in Hong Kong high-speed ferry accident

High-speed ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau collides with...

High-speed ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau...

Kiev protesters urge Ukraine to sign EU deal

Ukraine continues to be the hot topic as the EU’s Eastern Partnership summit...

Ukraine continues to be the hot topic as the EU’s Eastern...

Eighteen shot dead after being abducted in Iraq

Police officer and tribal leaders among dead as execution-style killings on the...

Police officer and tribal leaders among dead as...

Spain shuts down public TV station as austerity continues to bite

Debt-ridden country shading Greece in shutting down state-TV stations.

Debt-ridden country shading Greece in shutting down...

Another setback for 'Obamacare' health policy

The White House has promised the website will be fixed by the end of November.

The White House has promised the website will be fixed by...

Berlusconi vows to continue leading his party

Berlusconi has pledged to use all his extensive resources to attack the...

Berlusconi has pledged to use all his extensive resources...

Maltese cleric to be Pope’s ear on Vatican bank

Francis’s private secretary Mgr Alfred Xuereb appointed delegate on...

Francis’s private secretary Mgr Alfred Xuereb appointed...

Fresh Benghazi militia clashes kill three soldiers

Second attack in less than 24 hours after Libyan gunmen shoot unsuspecting...

Second attack in less than 24 hours after Libyan gunmen...

Migrant benefit rules to be tightened says Cameron

David Cameron has announced a crackdown on so-called “benefit tourism”,...

David Cameron has announced a crackdown on so-called...

Italy Senate votes on expelling Berlusconi from parliament

The Italian Senate will vote later on whether to expel former Prime Minister...

The Italian Senate will vote later on whether to expel...

German coalition: Merkel’s party reaches deal with SPD

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have agreed terms for a...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have...

Berlusconi expelled from Parliament

The Italian Senate voted to expel three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who loses his parliamentary immunity from arrest in several other legal cases.

The Italian Senate voted to expel three-time Prime Minister...

Italy's Senate expels ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi

The Italian Senate has voted to expel ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from...

The Italian Senate has voted to expel ex-Prime Minister...