Snowfalls of up to 16cm (6in) cause disruption to transport, with motorists warned to be aware of ice across much of

Syria’s government has been handed a “licence to kill” by Russia and China, opposition activists say, after the countries blocked a draft UN

More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind

Snow and freezing temperatures across Europe have claimed more than 200 lives in the past

At least five police officers and two civilians have died in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials

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Front-runner Mitt Romney looks set to convincingly win the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party’s presidential

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his

US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia’s capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s grip on

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of

Prince William starts work as an RAF search and rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, having arrived in the territory on a six-week routine

Flooding in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales has forced thousands of families from their

Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia’s

Finnish cafe offers internet controlled design experience as part of a

Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an “early grave” if it continues to ignore Asia’s

Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition

A water tower in Devon is cleaned by a robot which is said to resemble the children’s movie character

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against

At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football