Couples take their last chance this century for a wedding date to remember.

Japanese company Mitsubishi has joined the race to build a radiation-resistant robot to work on the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

The illegal trade in wildlife is worth billions of dollars each year and even threatens the stability of some governments, according to new research.

Greece manages to buy back some of its debt at just over a third of its value, which means it should receive much-needed bailout money later this week.

Nelson Mandela, who is being treated for a lung infection, has made progress in the past 24 hours, officials in South Africa say.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces a "complex and difficult" recovery from cancer, says his vice-president.

A US court strikes down an Illinois law that bans carrying concealed guns, the last full state ban in the country.

Harry Reid, the top Democrat in Congress, says it will be hard to agree a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff before Christmas.