New strains of the parasite that causes malaria are developing a resistance to the drug most widely used against the disease.

The newly uncovered piece of aircraft wreckage believed to come from a jet flown in the 9/11 attacks is identified as a wing segment, police say.

Police in Lancashire are searching for a mystery marsupial after people reported seeing one near Garstang.

Oil giant BP reports a fall in underlying profits for the first three months of the year, but the figure still beat analysts' expectations.

Spain's economy shrank for a seventh consecutive quarter between January and March as domestic demand slumped.

A councillor who helped to expose historical abuse at north Wales children's homes calls for a Royal Commission to examine the issue as dozens more complaints are made to police.

Three members of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) are killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan.

The president of the UAE is to arrive for a state visit to Britain amid concerns over three Britons who were jailed in Dubai amid torture allegations