The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter of the year, more than expected, official figures show.

Thousands of DNA profiles of suspected sex offenders are being deleted from the national database because of Home Office incompetence, Labour claims.

The Court of Appeal is to rule on Wednesday on the case of a paralysed man who wants to be helped to die.

Three sisters who went missing from a day centre for nearly 12 hours have been found safe and well, police say.

Zimbabweans head to the polls to elect a president amid claims that the party of incumbent Robert Mugabe has doctored the electoral roll.

Twenty-two law firms commissioned work from four private investigators convicted of illegally obtaining private information, MPs say.

Temperatures in parts of China have hit record highs, leading to the "hottest July" in Shanghai on record, state media say.

A university student in San Diego receives more than $4m from the US government after he is abandoned for four days in a prison cell, his lawyer says.