Ships in the Antarctic are racing to rescue a Russian fishing vessel taking on water next to an ice shelf, but sea ice is hampering their progress.

Self-styled revolutionary "Carlos the Jackal" is convicted by a French court of organising four deadly attacks in the 1980s and sentenced to life in prison.

Hospitals in England and Wales are falling short in the care given to dementia patients, a review says.

Siemens' superior credit rating helped it beat Derby trainmaker Bombardier to the £1.4bn Thameslink contract, a Transport Select Committee report says.

Financial difficulties will force NHS services in England to undergo major reorganisations which could hit the poorest the hardest, MPs say.

Labour holds the Feltham and Heston seat in a by-election, with an eight per cent swing away from the Conservatives.

Russia circulates a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the crisis in Syria, in a move that surprised the Western nations.

Former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's killing may have been a war crime, says the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor.