A crowd gathers near where two teenage sisters were found hanging from a mango tree in Katra village in Uttar Pradesh state, in northern India. The crowd refuses to allow police take down the bodies in protest at their alleged inaction in the case. Updated 30 ...

Google has begun the process of complying with the EU's recent “right to be forgotten” ruling, launching a new webform where European citizens can request the removal of search results. The online form is applicable to search results (not the content itself) ...

Russia appears to be pulling most of its forces from the Ukrainian border, US defence officials have confirmed, a day after 12 army forces were killed by rebels as the crisis in Ukraine intensified. The move follow weeks of demands from the US that the Russian ...

Anger and frustration of being denied a semi-final spot at the last World Cup will be key to Ghana's quest at the 2014 finals in Brazil.

Ukraine's rebel movement was plunged into crisis yesterday after pro-Russian fighters backed by armoured personnel carriers seized the movement's headquarters in Donetsk and destroyed the barricades protecting it.

Brad Pitt was allegedly punched in the face by an Ukrainian reporter at the Maleficent premiere in Los Angeles yesterday (27 May). The actor was not seriously hurt. The reporter, named Vitalii Sediuk, has since been arrested on suspicion of battery.

It has been difficult for some time to work out precisely what Daniel Levy wants from a Tottenham manager. The Spurs chairman has veered from the intense Spanish approach of Juande Ramos, to the nous and instincts of Harry Redknapp, back to the ...

British police are reportedly looking into allegations of attempted match-fixing involving a friendly between Scotland and Nigeria to be played in London on Wednesday. The Daily Telegraph website reported that officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) ...

ENDA Kenny's name is back in the frame for a new job as head of the European Commission despite the strong claim of Jean-Claude Juncker. Also in this section. 5,000 party members to select leader · Final hours in reign of leader · Kenny leads the tributes ...

Al-Shabaab militants stormed Somalia's parliament building yesterday in a deadly and prolonged assault involving a suicide bomber, a car bomb and gunmen on foot and killing at least 10. The attack by the Islamist group, which claimed responsibility for the ...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has said that a “new Cold War” would not be interest of anyone in the international community. When asked whether the Ukranian crisis was pushing the world towards a stand-off between Russia and the West, Putin said "I ...

The South African President Jacob Zuma has celebrated being sworn into office for a second term, with a major victory ceremony in Pretoria. More than 4,000 guests and several heads of state were in attendance as Zuma took the oath of office. He promised ...

One of China's richest men has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of "organising and leading mafia-style crime and murder” across the country. Liu Han who heads the mining conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Group was said to have been the ...

The Russian Embassy has branded reported remarks made by the Prince of Wales comparing President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler as "outrageous". Also in this section. Philip in mother and father of a faux pas · Bullfight called off for first time in 35 years after ...

Radical cleric Abu Hamza has been convicted of terrorism charges in the US. The north London preacher led the Finsbury Park Mosque in the 1990s, which was reportedly attended by a 9/11 conspirator. Download our Free iPhone App Now · Download our ...

Radical cleric Abu Hamza has been convicted of terrorism charges in the US. The north London preacher led the Finsbury Park Mosque in the 1990s, which was reportedly attended by a 9/11 conspirator. Download our Free iPhone App Now · Download our ...

Ghana players are confident they can claw their way out of a World Cup group which includes Germany, Portugal and the United States. The Black Stars reached the round of 16 in its World Cup debut in 2006 in Germany and reached the last eight four years ago in South Africa. Now it want to become the first African team to reach the semifinals of the tournament. Skipper Asamoah Gyan, who appeared at both previous finals, said that Ghanaian players will raise their games in Brazil.

Laos' defence minister has been killed along with more than a dozen people, including senior government officials, in a plane crash. The air force plane took off from the capital, Vientiane, early on Saturday morning and came down about 290 miles away in ...

The final death toll from the Turkey coal mine explosion is expected to reach 300, officials have admitted the main rescue chamber had been “disassembled” and miners are still trapped underground, but officials are continuing to deny any negligence over the ...

Peaches Geldof's home has been targeted by thieves twice since the TV presenter was found dead in April, Kent police have confirmed. Detectives say they are investigating two break-ins at the property in Wrotham following the mother-of-two's death on 7 ...