Libya’s rebels were in disarray on Friday after the mysterious killing of their leading military commander triggered fears that opposition fighters battling to oust Col Muammar Gaddafi could instead turn their weapons on each other.

Norway casts it as the isolated act of a lone-wolf terrorist whose boasts of a far-flung network of anti-Muslim warriors were the fantasies of a deranged mind.

Insurgents have carried out a gun and bomb attack in the south Afghan town of Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, leaving at least 22 dead, officials say.

Anders Behring Breivik had taken drugs to make himself “strong, efficient and awake” before he embarked on his mass killing spree, his lawyer said.

George Osborne is facing questions over how to kick-start the economy as Downing Street aides become increasingly impatient with a lack of growth.

Coverage of the UK’s economic growth in second quarter of the year, with a lacklustre reading raising pressure on the Chancellor to create a recovery plan to stimulate the economy.

Live coverage from Norway as Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says the Norwegian response to Breivik’s violence will be more “more openness and more democracy”.

Stock markets and the euro rallied on Thursday after a draft agreement emerged from a crucial summit taking place in Brussels

3.34pm: Several people have been injured in a large explosion which has damaged government buildings in central Oslo, including the office of the Norwegian prime minster.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has the reputation for being cozy with political conservatives. However, a government watchdog, Sunlight Foundation, has unearthed new finance data that reveals Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp, has ties to …