Bobby Brown. the New Edition singer and former husband of Whitney Houston, is sentenced to 55 days in prison and four years probation for drink-driving offences.

The recovery of a rocket launcher and a warhead in west Belfast has saved lives, the Police Service of Northern Ireland says.

A shark has killed a 47-year-old man off a beach near the New Zealand city of Auckland, in a rare attack.

Ofsted's chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw says he wants some school governors in England to be paid and to provide more professional leadership.

With no outright winner in Italy's elections there is uncertainty among European leaders about what will happen next.

Ian Bell makes an unbeaten century as England close the opening day of their only Test warm-up match on 357-7.

Some of the most traditional nannies in the land, the uniformed Norland nannies, are updating their CVs with modern techniques for celebrity clients

Capturing the grief of relatives of the disappeared under military rule

Hong Kong's government says it will look to boost growth and employment, as the territory expands at its slowest pace since 2009.

Aid agencies say they are shocked and appalled by the number of children killed in Syria last week.

Mexico's government estimates that 26,000 people have gone missing since December 2006, a period dominated by drug-related violence.

Why farmers are buying robots to milk their cows

Why farmers are buying robots to milk their cows

Some of China's most prominent scholars, journalists and activists release an open letter urging leaders to implement political reforms, for the second time in three months.

Four children have been killed in an early morning stampede at a school in Hubei province, Chinese media report.

A US appeals court says conservation group Sea Shepherd are pirates, ordering them to stay away from Japan's whaling fleet.

The amount of alcohol consumed in England could be much higher than previously thought and more people are drinking to excess, a study suggests.

A judge in France rejects a lawsuit filed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn which sought to stop the publication of a book written by a former lover.

A judge in France rejects a lawsuit filed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn which sought to stop the publication of a book written by a former lover.

A judge in France has rejected a lawsuit filed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn which sought to stop the publication of a book written by a former lover.