Pressure mounts on Iran's President Ahmadinejad as leading members of parliament call for a closed debate on his apparent boycott of official duties.

New European Union rules come into force banning hundreds of traditional and imported herbal remedies.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are spending the weekend privately in the UK before Prince William returns to work next week as a search and rescue pilot.

One of the three men arrested in Germany on Friday on suspicion of planning a bomb attack received orders from al-Qaeda to carry out an attack, prosecutors say.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood sets up a party to contest up to half the seats in a parliamentary poll due in September.

The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided not to go on honeymoon immediately and will spend the weekend in the UK before the duke returns to work next week.

John Higgins wins six out of eight frames in the penultimate session to lead Mark Williams 13-11 ahead of the final session of their Crucible semi-final.

Blackburn boost their chance of avoiding relegation as Martin Olsson's goal gives them a deserved victory over Bolton at Ewood Park.