Gordon Brown says the hand over of Afghanistan will begin this year.

A truck travelling with its dumper raised has hit a pedestrian footbridge in Istanbul, injuring one person crossing.

Andy Murray has moved one step closer to ending Britain's 74-year wait for a men's grand slam champion.

Hundreds of tourists are still waiting to be airlifted to safety after being stranded near Machu Picchu.

Two people have been executed over major street unrest that erupted after the Islamic Republic's disputed presidential election in June.

President Barack Obama has received a standing ovation as he delivered his first State of the Union address in the United States.

A teenage girl has been pulled alive from a collapsed house in Haiti, 15 days after the country's devastating earthquake.