As France scales back its military operation in Mali, the European Union is trying to turn Mali's army into a professional fighting force.

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Pakistani gunmen ambush and kill the prosecutor investigating Benazir Bhutto's murder as he drove to court, police say.

The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says the bank will be ready to return to the private sector next year, as it reports a return to profit.

The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey factory building near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka passes 500, officials say.

The University of London Union (ULU), the starting point for many student marches, may face overhaul as senior academics meet to decide its future.

Founding member of rock band Slayer, guitarist Jeff Hanneman, has died two years after he contracted necrotising fasciitis from a spider bite.

A suspected burglar whose body was found in the chimney of a law firm is named as Kevin Gough.