At least 15 men are killed in the southern Philippines when gunmen open fire on three boats, in what military officials say was fishing turf rivalry.

A £10,000 reward for information is being offered by police investigating the escape of a man from a prison van.

Researchers have demonstrated the first soap that responds to magnetic fields.

Scientists say the Earth is being bombarded by radiation from the strongest solar storm since 2005, with effects that could last through Wednesday.

Another body has been found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials say.

Tycoon Asil Nadir used millions of pounds he stole from his Polly Peck empire to bolster its share price, the Old Bailey hears.

Sink taps were the source of an infection which killed three babies at a Belfast hospital, the health minister has confirmed.

A woman in northern Afghanistan gives birth to sextuplets, despite being unaware she was carrying more than one child.