Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is confirmed as the new envoy for Syria, taking over from Kofi Annan who resigned in early August.

Dairy farmers use tractors and trailers blockade a Muller factory in Shropshire in a protest over milk prices.

The image of cereal bars as a healthy snack is a myth, according to a study that found many contain high levels of fat and sugar.

The US, EU and rights groups condemn jail sentences imposed on three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot over an anti-Vladimir Putin protest.

A Norwegian driver on a rural road swerves to avoid a moose and hits a bear instead, officials say.

Many British employees "prefer a lie-in to hard work", a group of Conservative MPs claim as they call for measures to boost productivity.

A US medical marijuana trade group sues the city of Los Angeles to try to stop it from enforcing a ban that would close hundreds of dispensaries.

The Ministry of Justice must do more to stop reoffending in England and Wales including giving probation more importance, MPs say.