Facebook outlines plans to encourage users to share more of the media they consume, including music and movies.

A lock of hair has helped scientists to piece together the genome of Australian Aborigines and rewrite the history of human dispersal around the world.

A woman believed to be the mother of a four-year-old girl whose body was discovered at a Manchester house is arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police in central China arrest a man on suspicion of imprisoning and raping six women in a basement for two years and of killing two of them.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is due to present the Palestinians' bid for statehood at the UN, despite a US promise to veto the move in the Security Council.

Labour politicians and members are making their way to Liverpool for the party's annual conference, which starts on Sunday.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde calls for countries to "act now and act together" to keep on the path to economic recovery.

Nine out of 10 MPs do not claim back money they are entitled to because of red tape, a report on the new Commons expenses body finds.