Politics
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Aung San Suu Kyi hails by-election victory
Burma's leader of the National League for Democracy party has won 43 of the 44 constituencies
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Diane Abbott will not be prosecuted over 'racist' tweet
The shadow health minister has been at the centre of an uproar after a comment on Twitter was interpreted as racist
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Playboy cover star wins Russian parliament seat
Former actress and Playboy model Maria Kozhevnikova has won a seat in parliament for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party
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Aung San Suu Kyi to stand for election in Burma
Burma's pro-democracy leader has announced she will stand for election to parliament as her party rejoined the political arena
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Abused women will suffer from government cuts
Women living in abusive relationships will be killed or driven to suicide if the government agrees to cut legal aid
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MP slams BBC newsreaders for botox
A Conservative MP claims some female BBC newsreaders have too much botox in a scathing attack on the corporation in the Commons
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David Cameron vows to curb Twitter following riots
David Cameron addressed Members of Parliament yesterday and vowed to introduce tougher laws and punishments in response to the riots
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Andrew Marr reveals gagging order
Broadcaster Andrew Marr has admitted having an extramarital affair after deciding to abandon a controversial injunction to ban the media from reporting it
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Photographer Tim Hetherington killed in Libya
Oscar-nominated British photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington has been killed while covering the conflict in Libya
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Cameron threatens military force against Gaddafi
David Cameron last night vowed he has not ruled out ‘the use of military assets’ in Britain’s fight to free Libya
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Hundreds left stranded in Libya
A week after violence erupted in Libya, up to 500 Britons are still stranded due to the government's slow response to evacuation
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Wikileaks founder faces extradition to Sweden
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault
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More than 230 killed in Libya protests
Civil unrest in Libya is rapidly gathering pace as protests hit the capital Tripoli
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Berlusconi could be on trial next week
Requests for immediate indictment are put through by principal prosecutor
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Mubarak will stay until the next election
Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was desperately trying to cling onto power last night amid continuing outcries from protesters demanding his resignation
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Andy Coulson quits Downing Street
Former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson, has resigned from his communications role in Downing Street due to pressure over stories released about phone hacking whilst he was in charge of the Sunday newspaper
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WikiLeaks: Biggest intelligence leak in history
'Special relationship' under threat as the government reels from damaging revelations from America that include spying, nuclear missile leaks and serious diplomatic errors - from branding David Cameron a ‘political lightweight’, to accusing Prince Andrew of ‘inappropriate behaviour'
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Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss strategy for change
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is ready for talks to achieve national reconciliation
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Rivalry between Miliband brothers overshadows Labour conference
Simmering tension between the Miliband brothers was apparent yesterday at the new Labour leader's debut conference
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Afghan couple stoned to death by the Taliban
A couple who eloped together have been brutally killed by the Taliban after a request from their family
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Karzai calls for Afghan security control by 2014
President Karzai has opened an international conference in Kabul to renew his call for Afghanistan to control its own security.
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Australia gets their first female Prime Minister
The Australians have woken to find a woman running their country, as Julia Gillard is sworn in as Prime Minister
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Obama vows to make BP pay for reckless oil spill
Unleashing yet another attack on BP, President Obama promised to hold the British based oil company to account for the disaster off the Gulf of Mexico.
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Government finally admits blame for Bloody Sunday killings
Lord Saville's inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday has placed the blame firmly on the 'agressive' paratroopers who shot 13 people dead in the streets of Northern Ireland in 1972.
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Israel defends its attack on aid ship headed for Gaza
Israel has defended yesterday's attack on an aid ship heading for Gaza, which left 19 activists dead, saying that they were defending themselves.
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SamCam steps down from Smythson job
New PM David Cameron's wife Samantha Cameron quits her job and says it's a decision she had been 'considering for sometime'...
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Coalition Government: Cameron and Clegg shake on new pact
David Cameron will lead a government with five Liberal Democrats in the Cabinet - giving them the reins of power for the first time in 65 years...
