Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is sworn-in for a second term, telling supporters she plans to extend social programmes and tackle corruption.

Most types of cancer can simply be put down to bad luck rather than risk factors such as smoking, a study suggests.

The brothers of jailed Australian al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste say that they will push for Egypt's president to release him by decree.

The search for AirAsia flight QZ8510 which crashed into the sea on Sunday is to move underwater, with the arrival of specialist equipment.

A report by business advisers BDO predicts 1,000 companies will go bust and 12,000 Scots will be made bankrupt in the coming year.

A cap on the cost of payday loans enforced by the City regulator has now come into effect, but one consumer group wants more action on credit.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says his decision to leave the club in the summer is "the toughest" of his life.

Former Democratic Governor of New York Mario Cuomo dies just before his son Andrew is inaugurated as governor for a second term.