The six-year-old girl sold to be a child bride

The RSPCA confirms it is investigating after a duck was seen in a country park with a crossbow bolt through its head.

Some 15,000 Raspberry Pi microcomputers are to be donated to schools around the UK by Google as part of a push to improve computer science skills.

The reformist government of Burma abolishes a 25-year-old widely flouted and much criticised ban on public gatherings of more than five people.

Google publishes detailed maps of North Korea for the first time, labelling key landmarks including some of the country's notorious prison camps.

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

Two people are killed in a suicide attack at the gate to the compound housing the offices of Somalia's president and prime minister.

Is there a right way to photograph your dinner?

The government says it will appeal against a court ruling that the law which requires people to disclose all previous convictions to certain employers is a breach of human rights.

Tiny fragments of plastic in our seas and our food chain

New Zealand-born Sean Maitland will earn his first cap for Scotland against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

South Korea's Pantech unveils a smartphone with a 5.9in (15cm) screen - the biggest to offer a 1080p resolution display.

A passenger plane crashes near Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty, killing at least 20 people, officials say.

Twenty four hours of news photos: 29 January

Olive farmers in Spain, the world's largest olive oil producer, say their 2012 harvest was down by 80%.

Egypt's revolution was seen as an opportunity for new beginnings - and its success raised hopes for people to fight for better working conditions and wages too. But with many businesses struggling, how easy is it to meet those expectations?

A policeman providing security for a polio eradication team in Pakistan is killed in the latest attack against vaccination workers, officials say.

France's politicians defend the state of its economy after Labour Minister Michel Sapin described the state as "totally bankrupt".

A court in France suspends a restructuring plan by Peugeot Citroen involving 8,000 job cuts, saying the carmaker did not consult workers properly.

The Whatsapp messaging app is criticised by privacy regulators for storing the contact details of people who have not signed up to the service.