Two people are missing and four people are being treated for serious burns after a fire on Gulf of Mexico oil rig, officials say.

A court in The Hague war overturns the convictions of two Croatian generals accused of war crimes against Serbs during Yugoslavia's break-up in the 1990s.

Egypt's transport minister resigns after 47 children were killed in a crash involving a nursery school bus and a train.

Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas says high-profile players must lead Wales out of latest slump.

Staff at a Newquay aquarium carry out an all-over body scrub on a giant rescued sea turtle.

The insolvent electrical chain Comet is preparing to close about 30 stores out of 236 by the end of November, the BBC learns.

The creative arts should have a secure and significant place in the curriculum in England, a leading head teacher will argue in a speech on Saturday.

Former Conservative MP for Corby Louise Mensch says Labour's by-election victory in the constituency is not significant for David Cameron's leadership.