The crisis in Ukraine was caused by the West, says Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he works on Franco-German proposals to end fighting.

To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee is "extremely hurt" by claims she was pressured into releasing a "lost" novel, according to her lawyer.

A vicar who posted a link to an article that blamed Israel for the 9/11 attacks is banned from using social media for six months.

Ministers defend the UK's record on dealing with tax evasion, amid a political row over reports HSBC helped wealthy clients dodge UK taxes.

A Briton has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of killing a man he had caught filming his daughter on a tablet, reports say.

The solicitor for one of three men wrongly convicted of killing a Cardiff prostitute said Home Secretary Theresa May is to order an investigation into the collapse of the UK's biggest police corruption trial.

Labour would double paid paternity leave for new fathers to four weeks and increase rates to £260 a week, Ed Miliband says.

Ivory Coast win the Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 9-8 penalty shootout victory against Ghana in the final.