Peers threw out a "fatal motion" brought by the Liberal Democrats which would have totally stopped the £4.4bn cuts to tax credits by 310 votes to 99.
BREAKING: Metropolitan Police said the teenager was detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse offences.
Pakistan orders troops to areas affected by 7.5-magnitude tremor felt from India to Afghanistan.
IBTimes UK rounds up some of the best Diwali events taking place in the capital this year.
"Det var helt texas," the people of Norway are wont to say when chaotic conditions arise.
UNHCR said the facilities at the border crossing were not adequate to deal with the influx of migrants.
Footage shows the downing of the vessel, which resulted in the death of five Britons.
Reports emerged of up to five civilians deaths but the UN has so far denied it killed refugees.
Hacktivists plan to mark 1st anniversary of Ferguson protests by doxing members of the Ku Klux Klan
Dove Andiamo a Ballare Questa Sera? was disposed by cleaners at Museion Bozen-Bolzano.
Rotherham Muslims accuse police of stigmatisation following Professor Alexis Jay's report into child abuse.
Police appealing for information after fiberglass animal vandalised following Sunderland's 3-0 win.
A crane in Tel Aviv has fallen on to a busy road, after being battered by strong winds.
Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four others detained at Rafik Hariri International Airport.
Disclosing secrets is often the only way to end human rights abuses and whistleblowers must be protected.
Attack is second fatal assault on homeless man in Siberia in a month.
Of the hundreds imprisoned, many are rape victims and pregnant.
Combination of retiring drivers and expensive licence means there is shortfall of truckers ahead of Christmas.
Boko Haram suspects planned to carry out attack at luxury Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi area.
Driver and passengers joined together to prevent the woman's death.
The death toll is expected to rise after a powerful earthquake struck a remote area of north-eastern Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says Brits were among 27 people on Leviathan II, which sank near Vancouver Island.
More than 9 inches of rainfall led to flooding and swelling rivers around the city.
A High Court in southern India has urged the government to castrate child rapists.
Yamaguchi-gumi apologise for disappointing parents and children as fears of war between factions build.
Five dead after vessel carrying 27 people sinks near near Tofino on Vancover island.
An estimated 34,000 deaths a year worldwide are attributable to diets high in processed meats.
BREAKING: Hundreds wounded in 7.5 quake that struck South Asia
Students from Wits university reject Zuma's announcement of 0% fee increase and call for free education.
Bereaved parents take legal action over alleged human rights breach following scandal at Emstrey Crematorium.