A British diplomat is mugged in London, leaving him with facial injuries that have threatened the sight in one of his eyes, police say.

Convicted fraudster and Lib Dem donor Michael Brown is being extradited from the Dominican Republic to the UK, local police say.

Charles Colson, who was jailed over the Watergate scandal and went on to become an evangelical preacher and prison reformer, dies aged 80.

A French aid worker has been kidnapped in northern Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross says.

Labour leader Ed Miliband says the Grand Prix in Bahrain should not go ahead, amid continuing protests against the government.

The Bahraini authorities say they are "confident" the Formula 1 Grand Prix will not be disrupted by continuing anti-government protests.

Rarely seen documents chronicling the life of Queen Victoria are made public on a new website marking this year's Diamond Jubilee.

A prize-winning light bulb that lasts for 20 years will go on sale in the US on 22 April also known as Earth Day.