In passionate Vatican speech, Pope Francis calls lack of equal pay between men and women a 'scandal'
Pontiff: 'Why is it taken for granted that women must earn less than men?'
Commuter chaos: London transport chief Sir Peter Hendy apologises for calling Southeastern Railway s**t
Transport for London boss: 'Passion is no excuse for insult. Sorry.'
Election 2015: Senior Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander leaks details of proposed £8bn Tory welfare cuts
Chief Secretary to the Treasury says plans includ limiting support to two children in child benefit and child tax credit.
Nepal Earthquake: Nepalese man dies as fight breaks out between tourists, local people over evacuation
Israeli rescuer: 'Villagers think the tourists are taking too much of the food'
Faulty 'taptic engine' in Apple Watch has slowed roll out
Part gives wearer the feeling they are being 'tapped' on the wrist
Greek government open to selling off Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports to get EU, IMF bailout funds
Athens also open in the negotiations to look into the VAT rates and pension issues.
US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates at record low, hike not expected until September
US recovery has slowed and hiring has lost momentum
Baltimore riots 2015: Breaking - Curfew comes into effect but police use force to disperse rioters
Fire and smoke bombs thrown at police and buildings, including the Pratt Library.
Bali 9: British grandmother on death row Lindsay Sandiford 'just wants to get it over with'
She was sentenced to death in January 2013 in Bali after being convicted of trafficking drugs
Baltimore Riots 2015: Meet 'Mom of the Year' Toya Graham
She she slapped her son and tried to take him away from the riots.
Greville Janner could still face charges over child sex claims after group seeks judicial review
Guidelines suggest a review would be conducted by a prosecutor unconnected to the original case.
Maus author Art Spiegelman slams decision by Moscow bookshops to remove book because of swastika on cover
In December 2014, the Kremlin passed a law banning 'Nazi propaganda'.
David Cameron says Israel was right to defend itself over Gaza attacks last year
'Important to speak out' about standing by Israel.
Election 2015: Senior Tory MPs warn Cameron to take a tough stance in any coalition talks on EU
1922 Committee of Backbenchers was left out of the 2010 coalition talks.
Election 2015: Ed Miliband warns over massive Tory cuts to family budgets, welfare and the NHS
Balls: 'Labour will put working families first by raising tax credits at least in line with inflation in every Budget.'
David Cameron promises tax cuts and ban on VAT rise between 2015-2020 if he is elected
Labour: 'This is a desperate last-minute gimmick from the Tories which nobody will believe a word of.'
Anti-tax avoidance campaigner Margaret Hodge 'given £1.5m shares from tax haven' Liechtenstein
Labour candidate for Barking and Dagenham denies any role in the scheme
Bali 9: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott recalls ambassador from Indonesia in wake of executions
Abbott: 'We respect Indonesia's sovereignty, but we do deplore what's been done.'
Swedish court to hear WikiLeak's founder Julian Assange's appeal over sexual assault arrest warrant
Whistleblower says he fears that if Britain extradited him to Sweden he would then be extradited on to the US.
Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech quits after bruising row with CEO Martin Winterkorn
Investors now hope German motoring icon can revive its fortunes.
David Cameron: Voters have '10 days to save the Union' from a Labour-SNP government
SNP will do the 'best for Scotland and the rest of the UK can go hang'
Family divorce or separation linked to heightened risk of psychosomatic problems in teens, says report
Joint custody seems to be less problematic than living with just one parent.
Shock turns to anger as frustrated Nepalese wait for earthquake assistance, death toll tops 4,400
Hospitals are full to overflowing, while water, food and power are scarce, raising fears of waterborne diseases.
David Cameron to pledge to create 50,000 new apprenticeships using Libor market rigging fine
The new scheme will be specifically targeted at 22-24-year-olds.
Labour to challenge Conservatives over failed immigration policies
Miliband: Labour would set out the action it intends to take on immigration within 100 days of assuming office.
Tory council candidate Gulzabeen Afsar suspended for remark about Ed MIliband 'The Jew'
She tweeted: 'Nah bro! never ever will I drop that low and support the al yahud [Arabic for Jew] lol.'
British Trades Union Congress says coalition government has 'presided over plunge in living standards'
There has been a real drop in household disposable incomes.
Riot-hit Baltimore under curfew as Maryland governor declares state of emergency, activates National Guard
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake orders one-week 10pm-5am curfew from 28 April.
US Pollster Nate Silver forecasts Tories will win most seats – but little chance of outright majority
Silver correctly predicted each state in 2012 US election says three-party coalition is most likely result.
At least 44 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on UN schools in 2014 Gaza War, says report
Ban Ki-moon also attacks the Palestinians over hiding weapons in 'inviolable' UN premises.
