Two former chiefs of Afghanistan's Kabul Bank are sentenced to five years in jail for the multi-million dollar fraud that almost led to its collapse in 2010.

Teen pop idol Justin Bieber angers parents by emerging onstage for a concert at London's O2 Arena almost two hours late.

The war in Iraq had a dramatic effect on politics and diplomacy in UK, in the Middle East and across the globe, and still has the power to provoke debate 10 years on,

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl talks to Newsnight about his documentary, Sound City.

TV drama The Following, starring Kevin Bacon, has generated enough of its own following to earn a second season, US network Fox confirms.

FBI records which detail three investigations into threats made against the late singer Whitney Houston at the height of her fame, including letters from obsessed fans and an alleged $250,000 extortion attempt, are released.

Europe’s Herschel space telescope, which has helped transform our understanding of star birth and galaxy evolution, is expected to cease operations this month.

European investigators say Singapore has become a centre for the illegal fixing of football match results around the world

Malaysian soldiers launch an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead on Borneo island.

The UN cancels Gaza's third annual marathon, blaming the refusal of the territory's governing Islamist Hamas movement to allow women to run.

Premier Wen Jiabao issues pledges on growth, corruption and "well-being" as he opens China's annual parliament, the final stage of the leadership change.

Police in the Maldives capital, Male, arrest former President Mohamed Nasheed for abuse of office, after months of political tension.

A takeaway delivery driver is revealed as the mystery Batman figure who handed a wanted man in at a police station in Bradford.

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The UK's most senior judge tells the BBC legal aid cuts may mean people feel they cannot access justice and will "take the law into their own hands".

Zimbabwe says it is not inviting Western observers to the constitutional referendum and elections due this year.

Damian Grammaticas on the challenges of ruling China

The night sky above Northumberland National Park is so spectacular that local authorities are bidding for it to become the largest Dark Sky Reserve in Europe.

Calming the immune system will be a vital part of preventing premature labour, say UK academics.

Australia lose eight wickets for only 57 runs as India win the second Test by an innings and 135 runs in Hyderabad.