More than 100 people have been killed by the Syrian army in the village of Tremseh, opposition activists say.

Details of a multi-billion-pound scheme aimed at boosting High Street bank lending will be unveiled later by the Bank of England.

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy says she is "hugely honoured" by being awarded the 2012 Pen Pinter Prize in memory of the playwright Harold Pinter.

Arms sales to authoritarian regimes should be reviewed to ensure equipment was not used to repress citizens, a report by MPs says.

Criminals could be dealt with in days or hours under government proposals for "swift and sure justice" and flexible court hours in England and Wales.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet President Thein Sein at a business forum, after the easing of restrictions on US firms investing in Burma.

Tributes are paid to three Britons, including one of the UK's most respected climbers, killed in an avalanche near the French ski resort of Chamonix.

London-based marketing agency Aegis is sold to Japanese rival Dentsu for £3.2bn, creating Asia's largest communications company.