President Barack Obama says the time has come for a sweeping overhaul of the "badly broken" US immigration system.

The US Senate confirms Senator John Kerry's nomination as secretary of state, replacing Hillary Clinton, who is stepping down after four years.

The US Senate approves Senator John Kerry's nomination as secretary of state, after he was backed unanimously by the foreign relations committee.

Fire festival in Lerwick, Shetland

A man is charged with causing the deaths of a couple who were knocked off their tandem bicycle in Bristol.

The online retailer Amazon has announced a fall in quarterly profits, despite an increase in revenues during the period.

The online retailer Amazon has announced a fall in quarterly profits, despite an increase in revenues during the period.

The bodies of at least 71 young men, all apparently summarily executed, have been found in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and activists say.

The first US soldier to survive losing four limbs in Iraq says he is looking forward to swimming and driving after receiving a double arm transplant.

The first US soldier to survive losing four limbs in Iraq says he is looking forward to swimming and driving after receiving a double arm transplant.

A US court approves the biggest criminal fine in US history given to British oil giant BP as part of a settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

A US court approves the biggest criminal fine in US history given to British oil giant BP as part of a settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

France returns to Nigeria five 3,000-year-old terracotta sculptures smuggled out of the country in 2010.

Facial hair is seen as a powerful symbol of strength and virility in Turkey.

Facial hair is seen as a powerful symbol of strength and virility in Turkey.

Nigeria qualify for the next round of the Africa Cup of Nations after two Victor Moses penalties see off Ethiopia 2-0.

A man from Chatham in Kent is arrested in the French town of Nimes in connection with the murder of a female jogger.

Government plans to redraw constituency boundaries before 2015, which split Tories and Lib Dems, are defeated in the House of Commons.

Defending champions Zambia crash out of the Nations Cup after a goalless draw with Burkina Faso, who progress to the quarter-finals.

Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Campinas suspend some MRI scans following the deaths of three patients at a private hospital.