Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, in a UN speech, says he will seek punishment for "war crimes" committed during Israel's recent war with Gaza.

Young first-time buyers in England would be offered the chance to buy one of 100,000 new homes at a 20% discount, the Conservatives pledge.

Customers who ordered the iPhone 6 from Phones 4U in the days before its administration have been told they will not now receive a refund.

Four British men are charged with drugs offences following the seizure of more than a tonne of cocaine off the Irish coast earlier this week.

The United Nations Human Rights Council passes resolution backing Argentina in its debt battle against US hedge funds.

The US armed forces head says air strikes are damaging Islamic State in Syria but will not alone defeat it, as jihadists close in on a Kurdish town.

A verdict is expected on Saturday in the retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who faces charges of ordering the killing of protesters.

British warplanes are in Cyprus, ready to launch missile strikes against Islamic State targets after MPs backed military action in Iraq.