A passenger plane carrying a major league ice hockey team crashes near the Russian city of Yaroslavl, killing 43 people, officials say.

Companies and celebrities are being given the chance to protect their names from hijacking ahead of the launch of .xxx.

A decision to select a German firm for a £1.4bn train contract, rather than Bombardier in the UK, will not be reviewed, the Transport Secretary says.

Niger's foreign minister says his country's border with Libya cannot be closed to prevent fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fleeing south.

Two Pakistan International Airlines jets, bound for the UK and Malaysia, are forced to make emergency landings due to bomb threats, officials say.

The National Trust criticises draft planning reforms, saying the system should protect public interests not primarily promote economic growth.

A judge in the Amanda Knox appeal trial has rejected prosecutors' requests for new tests on DNA evidence used to convict her of murdering her roommate in Italy in 2007.

he number of people actively saving in company pension schemes in the private sector almost halves since 1991.