Wales have not won in seven matches but captain Sam Warburton is optimistic about his side's Six Nations title prospects.

New York's outspoken former mayor Ed Koch remembered

New York's outspoken former mayor Ed Koch remembered

The Government is accused of "turning its back on school sport" and undermining the Olympic legacy.

A Romanian media campaign called "Why don't you come over?" pokes fun at British anxiety about a possible influx of Romanian job-seekers next year.

The architects behind Wembley Stadium are working with the European Space Agency on designs for 3D printed lunar buildings.

Two Australian DJs who made a hoax call to the London hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge will not face charges, the Crown Prosecution Service says.

The Australian government is increasing its protection of the Great Barrier Reef in a bid to prevent the United Nations from removing its World Heritage status.

At least 21 people die and dozens are hurt in a suicide attack near a Shia mosque in the north-western Pakistani town of Hangu, reports say.

MPs say the police watchdog for England and Wales is overwhelmed, woefully under-equipped and not to get to the truth of allegations of wrongdoing.

An Indian court rules that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan should face a charge of culpable homicide for a hit-and-run incident 10 years ago.

Defending champions England lose to Sri Lanka in their opening group match at the Women's World Cup in Mumbai.

Scotland's economy moved out of recession between July and September, growing by 0.6%, according to official figures.

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The contraction of manufacturing across the eurozone slowed in January amid signs that the worst may be over, according to the Purchasing Managers' Index.

The contraction of manufacturing across the eurozone slowed in January amid signs that the worst may be over, according to the Purchasing Managers' Index.

Tama Zoo in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, has an unusual way of testing its emergency procedures - by dressing up a member of staff as an escaped animal.

A Bahraini police officer has been jailed for seven years for killing a protester, the first fatality in a wave of unrest that swept the Gulf island kingdom in 2011.

France's President Francois Hollande is to visit Mali, where three weeks of targeted French air strikes have forced Islamist militants to retreat.

France's President Francois Hollande is to visit Mali, where three weeks of targeted French air strikes have forced Islamist militants to retreat.