POLITICS

Scottish Labour is in crisis just as Miliband needs it to boost his hopes of election victory.

Smuggling weapons and counterfeiting money included in legal reforms considered by Chinese elite.

Nurse Kaci Hickox, returning from Sierra Leone, said the mandatory quarantine is "inhumane" and she will sue.

Two-horse race with Islamist Ennahda will likley not produce clear winner.

Draft law would lead to a charge on data usage that campaigners say is anti-democratic.

Following the killing of a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy by the IDF, Anonymous hacktivists knock Israeli government websites offline

Rousseff's Workers Party gets 51.6% of votes and Social Democracy Party's Aecio Neves 48.4%.

Rights group slams plan to prevent Palestinians from riding same buses as Israeli settlers as "racial segregation."

Maxence Puttey says Islam and Front National have 'much in common'.

Senior councillor Drew Millar steps down after sharing images from right-wing group Britain First on Facebook.

Aecio Neves is hoping to bring to an end 12 years of left-wing rule in an election too close to call with incumbent president Dilma Rousseff.

Poroshenko goes to restive eastern region to vote in parliament election.

President Petro Poroshenko urges Ukrainians to choose pro-European path.

Rouseff's Workers Party seen as having edge over market-friendly Neves as Brazil set for presidential run-off.

Russian president accuses US of supporting fascists and Islamic terrorists.

Teachers threatened with death for breaking Islamic State interpretation of Sharia Law

Kenrick Bird says that the college no longer 'part of the problem', having widened intake of students from non-privileged backgrounds.

Lance Corporal Sean P Neal dies of non-combat injury in US's Operation Inherent Resolve.

Ms Lamont blasts party 'dinosaurs' and says Labour has failed to recognise referendum has changed Scotland

Reyhaneh Jabbari was executed at dawn by prison authorities despite relentless calls for clemency from rights groups.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declares emergency after attacks reportedly by al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Beit al-Maqdis.

Brand and Cameron are united in their childish and irresponsible message to the people of Britain

Mean Girls actress tweeted an unexpected message of support for the candidate, declared an "error" by her management.

Political Editor Nick Assinder considers the ups and downs of the Westminster week

Kelly Tolhurst is at odds with Conservative Party leadership and has caled for Israeli businesses to be boycotted.

Iraqi forces nowhere near capacity to tackle Isis, according to US Central Command

The prime minister has walked into a new row over Europe which will damage his hopes in the Rochester by-election

US Treasury official threatens to impose economic sanctions on buyers of Isis oil.

Independent Palestinian state to be created within three years, according to peace negotiator.