The US President has blasted officials over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, denouncing the "ridiculous spectacle" of finger pointing.

The shuttle Atlantis has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on its final space mission.

William Hague has hailed the "unbreakable alliance" between Britain and the USA following talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Soldiers have opened fire on rioting anti-government protestors in Bangkok to try to throw a security cordon around their protest site.

A UK-flagged tanker seized by Somali pirates has been released after a ransom was paid, it has been announced.

Sussex-born Piers Sellers is among the crew which will help deliver a Russian docking module to the International Space Station.