Rebels in eastern DR Congo advance to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma, as the UK urges its citizens to leave the country.

Ahead of the first visit to Burma by a serving US president, Barack Obama calls on the country's rulers to continue political reform.

Francois Fillon and Jean-Francois Cope both claim victory as France's race for next opposition leader is marred by allegations of vote-rigging.

Research suggests children are hiding their talents and skills in school for fear of being bullied.

Many NHS hospitals in England are paying over the odds for supplies, a snapshot investigation suggests.

An independent Scotland would face long-term fiscal challenges, a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies claims.

Scientists in Cambridge have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose.

Virgin Atlantic is offered the rights to operate Heathrow links to Edinburgh and Aberdeen.