Hosts Brazil open the 2014 Fifa World Cup against Croatia on Thursday, kicking off a 32-team tournament that ends on 13 July.

Parliament in Baghdad delays voting on a request to grant the prime minister emergency powers as the north slips out of government control.

Tate is gifted works, thought to be valued in the region of £50m, by the late American artist Cy Twombly.

An osprey at an Aberfoyle reserve has his work cut out after being caught setting up nests with two different females.

The EU's top court considers a test case from Denmark which could oblige employers to treat obesity as a disability.

A new generation of Australians is coining fewer slang expressions and borrowing more from abroad, but author Kathy Lette says the vernacular will survive.

Budget-conscious shoppers in London are facing a greater choice for their pound with the arrival of Dutch retailer Hema's first UK branch.

A grandmother from Pembury in Kent wins the dubious honour of being named the UK's worst holiday photographer.