The disgraced former No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for plotting to hack phones while he was in charge of the News of the World.   The 46-year-old was found...

Robbie Williams is known for his exuberant live performance, but during his Swings Both Ways show in Newcastle last week the singer fell off stage and injured a fan in the...

Rolf Harris has arrived at court where he will be sentenced for indecently assaulting four girls - including one who was seven or eight - in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.    Harris, 84, who was...

.France has become the latest country to increase airport security in line with a request from Washington to enhance screening for flights to the US.   On Wednesday the US warned of a...

An overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in this World Cup host city, killing at least two people and trapping a commuter bus, two construction trucks and a car in an embarrassment for a...

The Israeli military bolstered forces along the volatile border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday in response to intensifying rocket fire as tensions remained high over the deaths of three Israeli...

Oscar Pistorius is a "paradox" whose past triumphs as a sprinter crossing the finish line with raised arms contrasted sharply with the daily, severe limitations that he endured because of...

Authorities say a section of the facade inside an underpass of the Brooklyn Bridge has collapsed, injuring five people.   It happened Wednesday night in Brooklyn during a...

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has accused the French justice system of trying to "destroy" him, after he was charged in a corruption probe.   The former conservative party...

Four Ukrainian troops were killed as forces carried out over 100 attacks on rebel positions and forced pro-Russia separatists out of three eastern villages, a military official said...