Suicide bombers target the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least eight civilians, police say.

Police in Bangladesh arrest a suspect over the murder of a mother from east London.

One of Britain's leading playwrights has said funding cuts could be "a good thing" for the arts because artists would be less "safe and well behaved".

Three so-called lads mags have agreed to tone down their cover images and will now only be sold to over-18s in Tesco stores, the supermarket giant says.

Australia's superiority in the third Test is unlikely to hamper England's bid to retain the Ashes, says Jonathan Agnew

US chat show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres is to host the Oscars for a second time.

Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino says Manchester United target Cesc Fabregas "will decide the situation".

A US musician becomes the first person to paddle board between Cuba and the US, accomplishing the 111-mile (179km) voyage in 28 hours.