Thousands of residents of Port-au-Prince's tent cities remain to be relocated before hard rains begin next month.

The British prime minister, whose government is under intense pressure to clarify plans for reducing ballooning debt, said a budget would be laid out on March 24, paving the way for a national election.

Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding several others, the agency and police say.

Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins libel damages over claims he conspired to avoid extradition and get political asylum in Britain.

The pay of senior staff in public service is to be frozen from April

Reuters - Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington's efforts to get indirect peace talks underway.

A California jury recommended Tuesday that a man who once appeared on "The Dating Game" be executed for the murders of four women and a child.

US Vice-President Joe Biden meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, with discussions dominated by Israeli plans for 1,600 more homes in East Jerusalem.

Momentum is building for stricter oversight of derivatives trading, as a top U.S. regulator recommended new limits on credit-default swaps and European leaders pushed for a ban on speculative bets against government debt.

Reuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for top civil servants to help tame a record deficit.

AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.

A-23-year-old American activist stands in front of an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza. The bulldozer drives over her, crushing her to death. These are the facts.

America's defense chief thanked Afghanistan's soldiers for their service during a tour of a training camp Wednesday as Iran's hardline president arrived in Kabul with a pledge to purge "occupying forces" from the troubled land.

Network Rail is calling for the driving test to contain compulsory questions on what action motorists should take at railway crossings.

Doctors' leaders have called for a halt in the development of a medical records database for patients in England.