Voters in the mainly Tamil north of Sri Lanka vote in historic elections, four years after the army defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.

The UN's Special Rapporteur on human trafficking, Joy Ezeilo, says Italy must do more to tackle the problem.

Senior Afghan Taliban figure Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is to be released from prison in Pakistan on Saturday, officials say.

One of New York's most iconic buildings is to float on the stock market, giving members of the public the opportunity to own a small part of it.

People earning £60,000 are not "rich" and would not be taxed more under Labour, a senior party figure tells the Daily Telegraph.

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage calls for an immediate EU exit, telling his party's conference the UK could go it alone.

The international chemical weapons watchdog says that it is studying Syria's data on its arsenal of poison gas and nerve agents.

Pro-independence campaigners are preparing to march through the streets of Edinburgh is support of their cause.