A US man who ran a centre for impoverished youth in Haiti is charged over claims he forced them to perform sex acts for shelter, prosecutors say.

A Pablo Picasso painting is for the first time put on display in the West Bank, in what local officials say is a small step towards Palestinian statehood.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is due to arrive in the UK later for a trade summit, beginning his visit with a trip to the Longbridge car plant.

A universities leader warns over plans to allow universities to expand by taking more high achieving pupils.

Tickets for only a few 2012 Olympics sports remain available as thousands of people who missed out in the first round reapply after more go on sale.

The inside of a Mayan tomb thought to be 1,500 years old is filmed by archaeologists in Mexico for the first time.

The man who oversaw the police investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler has called for changes to the criminal justice system.

New York become the sixth and most populous US state to allow same-sex marriage, after a Senate vote on the controversial issue.