Documents smuggled out of Syria 'enough to indict Bashar al-Assad', say investigators
War crimes cases have been prepared against president and senior members of regime.
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits off Japanese island of Honshu
Japan hit by earthquake, buildings shake in Tokyo.
Kerry meets Putin and Lavrov to discuss conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and Libya
Meeting in Russian resort of Sochi made little progress.
New Business Secretary Sajid Javid to introduce significant changes to strike law
Unions say new balloting rules will make legal strikes 'close to impossible'.
Britain and the EU: Germans scupper David Cameron's plan for quick renegotiation of ties
Wolfgang Schaüble meets George Osborne in Brussels.
Royal Dutch Shell receives conditional US approval to start oil exploration in Arctic
Environmentalists says move is 'risky and ill-conceived'
As Cuba opens, Hollande seals deal for Total to explore for oil off island's coast
French president, on state visit, urges west to life embargo on Cuba.
UN talks on nuclear-free Middle East hit buffers after Egypt demands co-ordinator quits
Saudi Arabia, Iraq and United Arab Emirates have reservations about Egypt's proposal.
Labour leadership was warned polls were 'too optimistic', says party's pollster
James Morris: Labour was still dogged by a lack of trust
David Cameron 'opts out' of Europe's demand to take influx of non-EU migrants
Prime Minister in first row with Brussels only hours after announcing cabinet.
Liberal Democrats frontrunner Tim Farron wants to rename party The Liberals
Source: 'We are the party of Gladstone, Lloyd George and Beveridge and we should be proud of that'.
Sally Bercow in media spat with scorned wife of man with whom she had affair, Alan Bercow
The wife of Speaker John Bercow branded a narcissist and 'media whore'
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Germany's Joachim Gauck mark 50 years of diplomatic ties
Israel buys four German-made corvette warships to help secure its Mediterranean gas rigs.
Former Tory chairman Grant Shapps demoted after series of social media gaffes
Admitted he had "screwed up" over denial that he held a second job posing as Michael Green.
Greece orders early repayment of €750m loan instalment to International Monetary Fund
Yanis Varoufakis: Athens still faces cash crisis in a 'couple of weeks'
Fears that Iran is busting sanctions after Mahan Air purchases nine airbuses
Private airline blacklisted by US and Europe because of alleged links to the revolutionary guard.
John Kerry to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss Ukraine, Syria and Iran
Secretary of State and Russian President to meet in Sochi, Russia
Scientists believe Himalayas have shrunk after devastating Nepal earthquake
Everest yet to be analysed, so no one knows how high it is.
Etan Patz Missing: New York judge declares mistrial as jurors fail to reach verdict on Pedro Hernandez
After a four-month trial, 18 days of deliberation, the jury said they were firmly deadlocked, 11 to 1.
Beam me up, Yummy! Israeli couple invent Star Trek-like food replicator
Ayelet Carasso and Doron Marco say meals can be put together in 30 seconds.
European Union leaders wake up to possibility of 'Brexit' after Conservative victory
David Cameron wants to stay in EU but only with reform to migration and benefits rules.
Liberia declared Ebola-free, but outbreak continues in neighbouring Sierra Leone and Guinea
West African state has gone 42 days without a new case.
Former Oxford student Elizabeth Ramey fails in legal challenge over its handling of rape claims
She says policy allows university to avoid investigating allegations.
David Miliband: Will he, won't he return to Britain to take another tilt at the Labour leadership?
Speculation mounts that the older Miliband is sounding out the party.
Commission looking into Heathrow or Gatwick Airport expansion launches new review
Findings delayed for third time after Surpreme Court ruling on air pollution.
Sack the pollsters! How did the experts get it so wrong in Britain and Israel?
Forecasts of 'too close to call' were well wide of the mark.
Lord Janner child sex abuse claims: Israeli schools remove plaques bearing Labour peer's name
Labour peer will face no charges because he has dementia
Kuwait decides to buy F-18 fighter jets from Boeing for $3bn, rejecting UK-made Typhoon deal
Deal means US aircraft maker can keep open St. Louis, Missouri, production line.
Cholesterol-lowering statins 'could extend the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer'
There are 41,700 new cases of prostate cancer in Britain every year with 10,800 deaths.
US drone strike in Yemen 'kills al Qaeda man behind Paris Charlie Hebdo and Jewish shop attacks'
Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi was killed with his eldest son and other fighters, say US sources.
