Thousands attend rallies in Paris and other French cities to protest at the government's policy of deporting Roma people.

Police declare an overnight curfew in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a powerful earthquake causes considerable damage but no...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says.

England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson will miss the game with Switzerland after being ruled out for at least six weeks.

Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic are among the players in action on day six of the US Open at...

London Irish face Saracens, Exeter host Gloucester and Wasps take on Harlequins as the opening weekend of the new Premiership season...

The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.

New data shows new construction orders contracted in the second quarter, while the services sector slowed sharply in August.

Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.

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