Germany is to close parts of its northern airspace from early on Wednesday due to ash drifting from an erupting volcano in Iceland.

Chilean police arrest two suspected members of the secretive Colonia Dignidad sect and issue a warrant for its missing deputy leader.

An alleged plot to attack a Danish newspaper that published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad is outlined in a Chicago court.

Seventeen lost pyramids are among buildings identified from new infra-red images in a satellite survey of Egypt.

An orb weaving spider spins decorations to protect its web from damage, according to researchers.

Palestinian officials dismiss Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress, saying it will not bring peace.

A leading Brazilian rainforest conservationist and his wife are found dead, hours before Congress debates changes to deforestation rules.

Dogs use the same complex technique as cats to lap up liquid, scientists are surprised to find.