MPs vote against a move to compel the government to cut tax on sanitary products, dubbed the "tampon tax" by campaigners.

Authorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan step up efforts to help those affected by Monday's magnitude-7.5 earthquake, which has killed at least 260 people.

The UK university sector should be opened to new types of institution and stop being such a "closed shop", says leading academic AC Grayling.

The US pilot who died when his jet crashed in a field is called a hero by the farmer who owns the land, after he avoided hitting him and his son.

The deputy director of the US National Security Agency warns of the increasing danger of destructive cyber attacks by states.

The future level of the BBC licence fee is not settled and is "dependent on the outcome of charter review", Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says.

A US Navy ship has sailed close to islands built by China in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, defence officials say, in a move likely to anger Beijing.

A joint session of the Supreme Court and Privy Council is to hear appeals in two murders where convictions were secured under the doctrine of joint enterprise.