Prime Minister-designate Kamal Ganzouri asks Egyptians to "give me a chance" as tens of thousands rally in Cairo against the military rulers.

A host of investments are being launched targeting the world's fastest growing economies - the so-called Civets.

Former MP Ann Widdecombe renews her complaint that she was "deliberately" snubbed by Prime Minister David Cameron for a peerage.

Not having a comprehensive insurance policy could prove costly, cyclists are warned by the Association of British Insurers.

Four stringed instruments made from a tree at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's childhood Edinburgh home are to be played in public for the first time.

A legendary New York Times reporter who chronicled the assassination of John F Kennedy dies at his home in Vermont at the of 85

UN member states reject a US-backed plan for new regulations on cluster bombs which campaigners say would have diluted an international convention.

Non-smoking women are more likely to be obese and die of its associated illnesses than those who smoke, research suggests.