In what is said to be a world first, the by-products from whisky making at a Scots distillery could be turned into fuel for cars.

Scientific trials in Aberdeen are to test whether mistletoe can help boost the immune system of cancer patients.

A new Save the Children report finds numerous cases of horrific abuse against Syrian children and urges the UN to do more to document them.

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is given 30 days to reply to claims over 'mishandling' of the Lockerbie investigation and trial.

Korean eunuchs lived far longer than uncastrated men, a study shows.

Dozens of Taiwanese boats are reported to have sailed to the disputed East China Sea islands at the heart of a row between Japan and China.

Nearly half of China's 1,000 richest people saw their wealth fall last year, as their bank acocunts reflected the effects of economic slowdown, that is according to the Hurun Rich List.

Parts of the UK are hit by flooding on railways and roads after heavy rain and high winds batter the country.