A Saudi court refuses to charge a young blogger accused of insulting Islam, highlighting the struggle between conservative and reformist forces.

Video footage of Adelie penguin foraging habits reveal intimate details of the birds' efficient hunting style, say Japanese scientists.

The UK government is to discuss offering more help to French forces fighting Islamist rebels in Mali.

Canada says it is trying to verify whether two Canadians were among the Islamists involved in the deadly siege at a remote desert gas plant in Algeria.

A vaccine to protect children against one of the deadliest forms of meningitis has been licensed for use in Europe.

The 18-year-old becomes the most followed person on the social network site.

Activists on either side of the US abortion debate mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court case that established abortion rights.

The White House has welcomed a Republican plan to suspend the US borrowing limit for almost four months, a move it said lifts the threat of default.