Senior Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard strongly disputes allegations of sexual impropriety made by women who have worked for the party.

An Irish publican is prosecuted after police found dozens of 'nuns' drinking illegally, several hours past closing time on his premises.

Haiti's ex-ruler Jean-Claude Duvalier files a last-minute appeal to avoid attending a court hearing over allegations of crimes against humanity.

Three people die on the Las Vegas Strip after a gunman in a Range Rover fired on a Maserati, sending it crashing into a taxi and sparking a fireball.

Barcelona Football Club are set to play against a joint team of Israelis and Palestinians in July.

City University in London is accused of discrimination by a group of its Muslim students - after it took away a room used for Friday prayers.

The government has wasted more than £54m on "failed" schemes to improve hospital food, a Campaign for Better Hospital Food report says.

A Royal penguin stranded on a New Zealand beach 2,000 km from its Antarctic home has died, zoo officials say.