By the end of 2014 Nato's combat forces will all have left Afghanistan, leaving the country's own security forces to fight a determined enemy on their own.

The European Commission will award a total of 2bn euros for research into brain disease and into the "wonder material" graphene.

Three months ago, Hurricane Sandy swept through the Caribbean and up the east coast of the USA, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Everton agree a £8.6m deal to sign Dutch international Leroy Fer, who is nicknamed "The Bouncer" due to his strength.

A court in India rules that one of the six people accused of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi last month is a minor.

The roof of an out-of-service double-decker bus is ripped off when it gets stuck under a railway bridge.

The trial of 22 people charged with attempting to overthrow the government has begun in the central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen, officials say.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi invites the opposition to a "national dialogue" meeting after declaring a state of emergency in three cities.

Tighter measures and co-ordinated action lead to a drop in copper cable theft - but BT warns against complacency.

Guns lifted from 18th-Century British warship

Actor Ashton Kutcher receives mixed reviews for his portrayal of Steve Jobs in a biopic of the Apple founder that closed this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher helped unveil the premiere of the biopic Jobs on Friday as the closing film of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Kutcher plays the Apple founder Steve Jobs from the company's humble origins in the 1970s until the launch of the first iPod in 2001.

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Brazil declares three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in a nightclub fire, reportedly started after a musician lit a flare on stage.

Traffic cameras have captured an extraordinary escape for two men in eastern China.

The Australian radio show that made the hoax call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated in December is cancelled.

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The government offers householders in England and Wales long-term loans to help make their homes more energy efficient and reduce bills.

Spanish doctor Dr Eufemiano Fuentes is in court accused of running one of the world's largest sports doping rings.