A former senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is under fire for expressing doubts about jailing viewers of child pornography.

The death in Texas of an adopted three-year-old Russian boy has been ruled an accident, US officials say, amid diplomatic tension over the case.

A US government report on controversial plans to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas says it raises no major environmental concerns.

A judge in the US has ordered $1bn in damages awarded to Apple last year against Samsung be cut by 40% and set a new trial.

Richard Burton's star is being unveiled later on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to Elizabeth Taylor's, the movie legend he married twice.

US President Barack Obama signs into effect a wave of steep spending cuts after political leaders fail to reach a deal to avert them.

A star honouring actor Richard Burton has been unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on St David's Day, next to that of his wife Elizabeth Taylor.

Measures to prevent illegal timber, which is estimated to account for 30% of the global trade, from entering the EU come into force on Sunday.