Iranian voters take part in parliamentary polls that pit supporters of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei against those of President Ahmadinejad.

A man in his 30s dies after a shooting in Belfast city centre.

The deputy prime minister and Labour leader are to launch an attack on independence in speeches to their Scottish party conferences.

A tough-talking Arizona sheriff suggests US President Barack Obama's birth certificate may be a forgery, and calls for an criminal investigation.

The world famous penguin parade at Edinburgh zoo is going to be cancelled for the next three months.

Consumer review website Yelp sets a price of $15 a share for its initial public offering later on Friday, higher than the expected range of $12-$14.

All but two of the EU's 27 leaders sign a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc, with the UK saying its proposals were ignored.

The body which oversees organ donation apologises to two patients from Merseyside who developed a rare blood cancer after kidney transplants.