A Sir Peter Blake collage used to create an insert for The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album is sold at auction for more than £50,000.

The White House backs Gen John Allen after reports he "flirted" with a woman who was harassed by the lover of CIA Director David Petraeus.

Uganda will pass a new law against homosexuality by the end of the year as a "Christmas gift" to its advocates, the parliamentary speaker says.

An outbreak of the hospital superbug MRSA has been brought to an end by UK doctors cracking the bacterium's genetic code.

A global treaty to crack down on the deadly trade of fake medicines is urgently needed, say experts.

Many parents - and health professionals - are unaware of the common symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children, a charity warns.

The gift of a "digital time-capsule" to the Queen sees a Samsung tablet become the first device of its kind to enter the UK's Royal Collection.

Shares of Japan's Sharp jump after media reports that chip maker Intel may invest as much as 40bn yen ($500m; £315m) in the struggling firm.