Nick Clegg warns against "needless rivalry and isolation" among EU member states as they seek to deal with the economic problems facing them.

The Vatican acknowledges that it used Wikipedia to produce biographies of 22 new cardinals that were sent out to journalists.

Two kittens handed in to a rescue centre have 18 extra toes between them.

US consumer borrowing in November saw its biggest rise in a decade, the Federal Reserve says, in a further sign that the economy is improving.

Researchers show off the largest map of dark matter ever assembled, detailing the mysterious material that makes up most of the Universe.