State media calls Kirby 'disgusting old lecher with a 40-odd-year-long career of homosexuality'.
Stockholm coalition government to hike defence spending if re-elected
Energy Secretary Ed Davey says Ukraine crisis highlights the need to diversify energy network
Financial help offered to Kiev government as US Vice President calls for corruption crackdown
Russian children are trained to use weapons at the General Yermolov Cadet School near Stavropol.
Nigel Farage dismisses racism claims and says posters speak to his target voters
US vice president urges Ukraine's interim officials to wipe out 'cancer of corruption.'
United Nations South Sudan mission reports targeted killings in oil hub Bentiu
Most senior member of al-Qaida killed in gun battle with US special forces
Best photos of the day: 22 April 2014.
Fresh conflict has erupted between police and masked anti-government protesters in the Venezuelan capital.
The former UK Prime Minister will deliver his thoughts in a speech for the Better Together rally
The Centre for Economics and Business Research said recovery allows George Osborne to implement tax cuts
Beijing's crackdown on prostitution, drugs and betting hits Rémy Cointreau, Pernod Ricard and LVMH's sales.
Nato's combat dolphins and sea lions to attend naval drill in Black Sea amid Ukraine crisis.
Pyongyang's Punggye-ri nuclear test site shows increased activity.
At least five people reported dead in Slavyansk when unidentified gunmen attack checkpoint controlled by pro-Russians protesters.
Japanese firms pumped $22.7bn into Southeast Asia in 2013, against $8.6bn invested in China.
US crude prices climb on upbeat unemployment data.
Kiev operation to recapture government buildings in Donetsk and other regions will resume after holidays.
Economic data due from US and China to influence bullion prices next week.
People's Mayor of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region and two of his aides disappear as pro-Russian protesters defy Geneva agreement.
Bill Clinton and Hilary Clinton have expressed their delight at the news they are to become grandparents.
EU Commission chief writes President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine gas summit.
Political Editor Nick Assinder casts a beady eye over the political machinations of the Westminster week.
Mick Cash was appointed acting general secretary of RMT after Bob Crow's death.
Russian president brushes off European talk about diversifying its energy supplies
Algerian police have clashed with anti-government protestors ahead of elections in the country which are likely to see President Abdelaziz Bouteflika win a fourth term in office.
Today is the biggest day of India's general election, with nearly 200 million people eligible to vote.
Prime minister goes where Tony Blair hesitated to tread by writing about his faith