Prince Harry has launched an expedition which will see injured troops trek to the North Pole.

Two astronauts returning from the International Space Station have landed safely in in Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz space capsule.

Joyful parents have been reunited with the children they gave to American missionaries about six weeks ago.

Barack Obama has said America and Israel are good friends despite one of his top aides attacking the country over settlement plans.

One person has been killed after Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip.

An Australian man who crashed a stolen car during a high-speed police chase and then fled from a hospital has been re-captured.

Three people have been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan, according to reports.

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has apologised over revelations that he failed to alert the police about a peadophile priest.

At least seven people have been shot in clashes between Ugandan security forces and regional loyalists.

An increasing number of attacks are being reported at makeshift tent camps for survivors of the Haitain earthquake.