Burkina Faso reach Africa Cup of Nations final for the first time after winning a penalty shootout 3-2 after a 1-1 draw.

Profits at US media and entertainment giant Time Warner are plumped up by rising TV subscription fees, as its magazine and film businesses lag.

Profits at US media and entertainment giant Time Warner are plumped up by rising TV subscription fees, as its magazine and film businesses lag.

Frank Lampard scores a second-half winner at Wembley as England beat Brazil for the first time in 23 years.

A Catholic priest is one of two people arrested over alleged abuse at a London guest house during the early 1980s, his diocese says.

President Obama nominates a British-born female business executive to lead the interior department, the first woman picked for his new cabinet.

Members from the Afghan youth orchestra, including orphans and street children, are in the US for a concert tour highlighting the changes happening in their war-torn country.

Tunisia is to form a non-partisan government to run the country until elections, the PM says, hours after a leading opposition figure is assassinated.

The Boy Scouts of America postpones a vote to end its ban on gay members and leaders, amid fierce pressure from both sides of the debate.

The Boy Scouts of America postpones a vote to end its ban on gay members and leaders, amid fierce pressure from both sides of the debate.

Gay brothers campaign to overturn 'indefensible' ban

Gay brothers campaign to overturn 'indefensible' ban

Stuart Freeborn, the British make-up artist renowned for his contributions to 2001: A Space Odyssey and the Star Wars films, has died at the age of 98, a family friend confirms.

The US Postal Service plans to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August, in its latest cost-cutting drive.

The US Postal Service plans to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August, in its latest cost-cutting drive.

The US Central Intelligence Agency has been operating a secret airbase for unmanned drones in Saudi Arabia for the past two years, it has been revealed.

The US Central Intelligence Agency has been operating a secret airbase for unmanned drones in Saudi Arabia for the past two years, it has been revealed.

Canada's immigration minister proposes changing the law to strip dual citizens of their passports if they commit an act of terror abroad.

More than 11,000 elephants have been killed by ivory poachers in Gabon since 2004 according to new research

Hundreds of Egyptians have taken part in a protest in Cairo to demand an end to sexual violence against women, as activists warn of mob-led attacks.