A new species of ancient human has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia, scientists report.

Malaysia is investigating 12 policemen suspected of involvement in human-trafficking camps found in the remote north of the country.

Legislation giving more power to the Scottish Parliament is due to begin its journey through Westminster.

Rail workers in the RMT union are to hold 24-hour and 48-hour strikes next month, after rejecting a pay offer from Network Rail.

Islamic State militants killed 20 men at the ancient theatre at the Unesco World Heritage site of Palmyra, central Syria, a monitoring group says.

David Cameron starts a tour of European capitals as a bill paving the way for the UK's EU referendum is launched in the House of Commons.

A large part of the southern US continues to recover from deadly floods brought on by powerful weekend storms.

The US state of Nebraska has abolished the death penalty after a veto-override was passed through its legislature.