Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars in Japan because of braking problems, in the latest blow to the world's largest...

An activist who questioned why so many died in a huge quake in China in 2008 is jailed for five...

Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from Sunday's presidential election, or resign.

The campaign for presidential and senatorial candidates begins in the Philippines ahead of May's elections.

The family of a Haitian man says he has survived four weeks under rubble since the devastating quake hit of...

The BBC is to reveal the total amount paid to its performers who broadcast on radio and television.

Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.

A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and screens.