Recent gains in the fight against malaria could be reversed because funding has stalled, the World Health Organization says.

Nasa's Ebb and Flow gravity mapping satellites are being commanded to crash into the surface of the Moon.

The police watchdog says it is to investigate whether an officer did witness a row in which he claimed ex-Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell called officers "plebs".

Egypt's newly appointed public prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim offers to resign from his post after protests from the judiciary.

Northamptonshire Police lose a box of bullets after leaving it on the roof of one of their cars while responding to an emergency.

Trouble breaks out in Belfast and other towns as loyalists protest against restrictions on flying the union flag on the city hall.

Retaining the confidence of Afghans in the West's long-term commitment to their country is vital, the head of the UK's armed forces says.

US President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner meet at the White House as the pace of talks on avoiding a "fiscal cliff" begin to pick up.