The chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke warns the fiscal cliff is a substantial threat to the recovery of the US economy.

Arsene Wenger says he is not ruling out former striker Thierry Henry having a third spell at Arsenal.

Thousands of children are sexually abused by gangs and groups in England each year, according to the first report into the scale of the problem.

Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people died, is executed in prison.

The inability of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to properly curb aggressive tax avoidance schemes is costing billions of pounds, a watchdog says.

Amnesty International condemns "spiralling repression" in Bahrain a year after the release of an independent investigation into human rights abuses.

The failure of the eurozone to reach a deal to give Greece its latest bailout payment threatens the whole of the bloc, European leaders say.

Israel destroys a key Hamas compound in Gaza as attacks continue from both sides amid international efforts to finalise a ceasefire.