A Scotland Yard detective has been arrested and suspended by his own force over apparent leaks to journalists during the phone-hacking investigation.

Two terrified female British teachers hid in a panic room as the Taliban launched a suicide attack on the British Council in Kabul that left at least 12 people dead.

Politicians rarely admit mistakes, but Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev always was in a different class.

Gaddafi regime officials were in talks with a special UN envoy on Tuesday night as rebels claimed they would take Tripoli by the end of the month and the US said the dictator’s “days are …

Germany, France propose collective ‘government’ for the eurozone led by EU president.

The euphoria of victory is not yet upon the Libyan rebels of Zawiyah.

News International was accused last night of orchestrating a four-year cover-up over phone hacking after the release of a damning letter from the News of the World’s former royal editor.

Nick Clegg wants to see those involved in last week’s violence take up community service in the areas where they wrought havoc.

It is rare for a book release, no matter how timely, to coincide with breaking news. In the case of Mark Steyn’s After America the alignment was downright spooky.

The drought and famine affecting some 12 million people in the Horn of Africa is being identified as the worst food security emergency in the world today. And yet agencies report that the crisis is …