US singer-songwriter JJ Cale dies, aged 74

After Midnight, the song that brought fame for JJ Cale US singer-songwriter JJ Cale has died of heart attack at the age of 74. An announcement on his personal...

Rupert Grint to make West End debut in Mojo revival

Rupert Grint and Ben Whishaw took part in a read-through of the play for director Ian Rickson Rupert Grint is to make his West End stage debut alongside...

BBC correspondent Jon Leyne dies at 55

Jon Leyne was expelled by Tehran in June 2009 BBC foreign correspondent Jon Leyne has died in London at the age of 55. One of the BBC's most...

EU and China reach deal in solar panel dispute

The EU had threatened to impose anti-dumping levies on Chinese solar panels The European Commission says it has reached "an amicable solution" with Beijing in a row over...

Strauss-Kahn to face pimping trial

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, denies paying for sex Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to face trial on pimping charges, French prosecutors say....

US economy improving slowly, IMF says

The IMF says soaring stock markets are helping support the US economic recovery The underlying condition of the US economy is improving, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....

Spanish train driver Garzon to be questioned by judge

The crash was one of the worst rail disasters in recent Spanish history The driver of a train that crashed near the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela...

EU and China reach deal in solar panel dispute

The EU had threatened to impose anti-dumping levies on Chinese solar panels The European Commission says it has reached "an amicable solution" with Beijing in a row over...

South African chef 'too fat' to live in New Zealand

Nearly 30% of adults are overweight in New Zealand Authorities in New Zealand have told a South African chef he is too fat to be allowed to live...

Pope Francis in Brazil: Pilgrims pack Copacabana beach

The BBC's Julia Carneiro says it was an "historic night" on Copacabana Up to three million people have packed Brazil's Copacabana Beach to hear Pope Francis address their...

British soldiers return to Sangin to tackle Taliban

The Ministry of Defence said there had been no British casualties in the operation (file picture) British soldiers have returned to an area of Afghanistan for a week-long...