Art collector Charles Saatchi is cautioned for assault after images of him grasping his wife, Nigella Lawson, by the neck appeared in a newspaper.

The British and Irish Lions lose their 100% record as the Brumbies win 14-12 in the final game before the first Test against Australia.

AEG's dealings with Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray were 'highly inappropriate', a music industry experts tells a US court.

Afghan forces have formally taken over security for the whole of the country for the first time since Nato-led troops ousted the Taliban in 2001.

A journalist and a prison officer will be charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office over payments to officials, prosecutors have said.

Nearly 4,500 Army personnel are being told they have been made redundant in the biggest round of job cuts since the 2010 defence review, with 84% voluntary redundancies.

Barbra Streisand received an honorary doctorate of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Hollywood actors Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprise their roles at Mike and Sulley in the new Monsters, Inc film

Yahoo is the latest firm to reveal the extent of US government snooping on its users following Prism leaks.

The US reveals a list of 46 Guantanamo inmates who it says it does not have the evidence to try, but are too dangerous to release.

A 98-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect, Laszlo Csatary, linked to the murder of Jews in World War II, is charged in Hungary.

The geometric shape of a room can be mapped using the echoes from a sound recorded by four microphones placed inside a room, research finds.

The Cecafa Kagame Club Championship is set to kick-off on Tuesday in Sudan's South Kordofan region despite ongoing security concerns.

Joe Kinnear says he has "more intelligence" than any of the critics who have questioned his return to Newcastle.

A Turkish protester dubbed the "standing man" leads a vigil on Istanbul's Taksim Square days after the authorities evicted demonstrators.

Chinese officials confiscate 213 bear paws hidden inside the tyres of a vehicle crossing the border from Russia, state media report.

Diego Maradona wins compensation from two Chinese firms for using his name in an online game, Hot-Blooded Soccer, without his consent.

Marking World Refugee Day

Sport England warns the Lawn Tennis Association that it must drive up participation figures or face losing valuable funding.

Indonesia's parliament paves the way for a rise in petrol and diesel prices after months of debate and political haggling.