England edge past a powerful France side to win their opening World Cup warm-up game.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton hits back at one of her Republican rivals, Jeb Bush, over who is responsible for instability in Iraq.

Hamid Gul, a former chief of Pakistan's powerful military intelligence (ISI) who was known for his hardline Islamist views, dies aged 79.

Members of the House of Lords who did not vote in the last parliamentary session claimed £100,000 in expenses, a report by the Electoral Reform Society says.

US Vice-President Joe Biden says the Chattanooga shooting was the work of a "perverted jihadist", despite no official determination of motive.

A study which found a third of top athletes admitted using banned performance-enhancing techniques has allegedly been suppressed by the IAAF.

Gordon Brown is to intervene in Labour's leadership contest for the first time, saying the party needs credible economic policies to win power.

The number of migrants trying to enter the Eurotunnel terminal near Calais has fallen to about 150 a night, the company says, down from 2,000.