Rangers exit the Europa League as Maribor claim an aggregate victory to progress to the group stages.

Private investors are being asked to fund a new government drive to help families blighted by crime and poverty.

Tougher action is needed by governments across the world if the obesity crisis is going to be tackled, experts say.

The schedule of events for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London is revealed, with Great Britain's track cyclists set to star on day one.

The UN urges all sides in Libya to take steps to avoid revenge attacks, as allegations emerge of abuses by rebels and Gaddafi loyalists.

Hurricane Irene damages homes and downs power lines in the Bahamas as it roars over the archipelago towards the US east coast.

Armed men set fire to a casino in Mexico's northern city of Monterrey, killing at least 30 people and injuring more.

At least 13 people are killed in a series of separate attacks across Iraq, including a suicide bomb attack near a Shia mosque in Basra.