Hairdressers can and should be trained to check their clients for skin cancer, say health experts.

A series of co-ordinated attacks has rocked a number of Iraqi cities, killing at least 38 people, underscoring security fears ahead of a key summit next week.

Inflation in the UK continued to fall in February, thanks largely to lower fuel bills, with the Consumer Prices Index falling to 3.4%, a 15-month low.

Hong Kong's Executive Council approves "in principle" the construction of a third runway at its international airport.

Two UK journalists were accused of espionage after Libyan militia mistook the Welsh language on their medical supplies with Hebrew.

Singer George Michael announces rescheduled dates for his Symphonica tour, which he was forced to postpone last year due to ill health.

The funeral of Pope Shenouda, leader of the Coptic Church, is held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, following his death on Saturday aged 88.

Nokia files a patent application for magnetic tattoos or other markings that vibrate to let users know if they are being called or texted.