President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.

The number of empty shops on the UK's High Streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.

The "love song" of a 165-million-year-old insect is recreated from a tiny and remarkably intact fossil, say scientists.

Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year.

Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth later.