Australia is known for its hard-drinking men and women, but something is changing, says Madeleine Morris. Pint of lemonade, mate?

Rescued birds washed up on the south coast covered in an oil additive are set to be released in Dorset.

A UK court blocks the deportation of Tamil asylum seekers due to have been sent back to Sri Lanka on Thursday, who argue they face torture at home.

Slovenia's parliament votes to oust Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his government over its handling of the country's economic crisis.

A look at Facebook's in-house 'propaganda wing'

The BBC has learned that European meat suppliers are using a loophole in the law to sell a banned low quality material to UK sausage makers.

The BBC has learned that European meat suppliers are using a loophole in the law to sell a banned low quality material to UK sausage makers.

Shortly after his swearing-in as defence secretary, Chuck Hagel says the US should engage with the world rather than dictate to it.

Argentina signals to a US court that it will resist demands by a group of investors to repay them in full 11 years after its huge debt default.

The US Senate confirms Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, in a 71-26 vote.

The US Senate confirms Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, in a 71-26 vote.

Two members of staff from the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands are to face fraud charges over £1m of false taxi claims.