A 24-year-old serving soldier is arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Greater Manchester, police say.

A truce has been agreed between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza after four days of deadly clashes, an Egyptian official says.

Four senior UK environmentalists tell the prime minister Britain's nuclear plans will effectively hand control of energy and climate policies to France.

David Cameron and Barack Obama describe the "unique and essential" relationship between the US and UK ahead of a visit by the prime minister to Washington.

More than 8,000 people have died since protests erupted in Syria, a UN official says, as a peace envoy is due to meet a Syrian opposition group.

The capital of the US state of New Jersey faces running out of toilet paper following a months-long dispute over costs.

Militants in Afghanistan launch an attack on a top government delegation visiting the site where a US soldier killed 16 civilians.

About 75 people attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in the UK have been incorrectly diagnosed with syphilis, public health officials have warned.