POLITICS

Vice-defence minister tells South Korean lawmakers Pyongyang ready for another nuclear test.

Prime minister, in Colombo to take part in Commonwealth summit, speaks of 'chilling and appalling' war crimes against Tamils.

Allegations Ford was drunk with prostitute in mayoral office send him 'over the line'.

Counter-terrorism chief says al-Qaida offshoots exploiting security lapses during Ashoura festival.

Political Editor Nick Assinder casts a glazed eye over the political machinations of the Westminster week.

MPs Nadhim Zahawi and Anas Sarwar discuss the need to protect women and girls against sexual assault amid the Haiyan chaos.

David Cameron's social mobility tsar presses home demands for long-term action to tackle the issue

Beijing criticised for small contribution to Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts compared to US, Britain and even Ikea.

French priest who helped Christians evade Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped in northern Cameroon.

Members of group that circulated degrading emails and videos about sex performances fired from army.

Lianna Brinded delivers on-the-ground special report from the cradle of the Arab Spring and ponders its future.

Turkey's parliament has relaxed a ban on female lawmakers wearing trousers in a further liberalisation of dress rules in the secular nation.

PM risks criticism by suggesting people from less privileged backgrounds have role in boosting social mobility.

A man being re-tried for attacking the US Embassy in Sarajevo in 2011 has apologised for his 'stupid act'.

Five Palestinian children suffered from smoke inhalation in price tag attack.

Workers are beginning to fight back against the US giant's culture of greed and arrogance - and not a moment too soon.

American warship USS George Washington to boost relief efforts and help rescue teams get through to victims in remote areas.

Councillors in Canada's largest city question mayor over drug use and ask him to take leave of absence.

First taste of winter will put spotlight on NHS and energy companies' price rises.

Tories remove decade of online material and block search engines access.

Award to victims of animal rights activist violence is 'reminder of the Holocaust'.

Scotland's pro-independence movement is humble, fair and realistic - and don't let the nay-sayers tell you otherwise.

Labor party leader tells Canberra parliament he plans retirement to private life.

Italian magistrate Nino Di Matteo named as target by jailed Sicilian mobster dubbed 'The Beast'.

French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault demands investigation into new racist rant against black minister.

Palestinian suspect from Jenin arrested on bus after fatal stabbing

War-torn Afghanistan estimated to harvest 5,500 tonnes of opium in 2013.

Eight people crushed to death when wall collapsed after thousands of Haiyan survivors stormed Leyte rice warehouse.

A reform agenda for the next decade, hammered out by China's ruling party on Tuesday (November 12), raised expectations in a country of 1.3 billion despite being vague and short on details.