POLITICS

President's second inaugural in Washington: immigration, gun control and economy the key issues.

Outoing US Secretary of State angers Beijing by reaffirming Washington's commitment to Tokyo's territorial integrity.

Rather than celebrating the treaty that set up the European Union, we should scrap it, argues Martin Cole.

Prime Minister was wrong to ask Sir Jeremy Heywood to head up 'Plebgate' inquiry, says Public Administration Committee.

Algerian authorities finding it difficult to identify bodies at In Amenas gas plant as death toll passes 80.

Foreign Office rebuts mounting calls for wider international response to Mali crisis.

Police in Indian state of Haryana arrest five men for alleged rape of a teenage girl

Gunman who fired a gun point-blank at the head of a Bulgarian politician has said he did not intend to assassinate him.

Algerian army's operation results in killing of 32 militants and seven hostages, increasing death toll among captives to 23.

A massive demonstration took place on Saturday across the globe against racism and the rise of the fascist Golden Dawn party.

Malian and French forces recapture key towns of Konna and Diabaly.

Ten Britons and an unknown number of Americans, Japanese and Norwegians are still being held captive at Algeria's In Amenas gas plant.

Second British hostage at besieged BP gas plant tells Algerian TV: I never felt in any danger.

Algerian military source says terrorists who attacked In Amenas gas complex trained over Libyan border.

On 16 December 2012 with voter turnout at just over 59 per cent, the lowest since the Second World War, the opposition Liberal Democratic Party trounced Yoshihiko Noda's Democratic Party of Japan to win the most seats in the House of Representatives, the Lower House in the National Diet, and so return to their usual dominance as Japan's ruling party - and probably a dominance more conservative than ever under the strongly right-wing Shinzo Abe!

PM details Algerian rescue operation at In Amenas gas plant and warns MPs of growing threat of Islamist militants in north Africa.

Kamaran Haider and Thana Al Bassam tell IBTimes UK of Saddam Hussein's systematic mass murder of Kurds.

Senior doctors ask health secretary Anna Soubry to help fight against anal cancer cases.

Prime Minister calls off major Europe speech in Amsterdam to deal with Algeria hostage crisis.

Historic allegations of child abuse in London - allegedly involving high profile Conservative Party MPs - are set to be investigated by Scotland Yard.

Operation Fernbridge investigates MP Tom Watson's claims senior Tories abused children at Elm Guest House in 1980s.

Number of French troops increased to 1,400 as African forces start arriving in Mali.

Nearly 30 foreign hostages and 11 al-Qaida militants killed in Algerian army operation while scores escape.

Up to 20 people are unaccounted in the on-going hostage situation at the gas complex in Algeria which part owned by BP.

Deepening hostage crisis at BP's In Amenas gas plant in Algeria pushes EU concerns way down agenda.

David Cameron protests that Algiers gave no notice of military operation to free In Amenas captives.

SWA's challenge to the Scottish Government encapsulates the best of modern democracy, says Dick Puddlecote.

Row over disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku archipelago in East China Sea flares up again.

Bashar al-Assad forces attack farming hamlet of Haswiyeh and target Sunni Muslims.