Russia charges another 16 Greenpeace activists with piracy over a protest on an Arctic oil rig, meaning all involved have now been charged.

Chemical weapons experts have made "encouraging initial progress" in Syria, but questions remain to be answered, the UN says.

Teachers in China are the most highly respected, in an international study comparing the status of teachers in 21 countries.

Qatar insists the 2022 World Cup will not be "built on the blood of innocents" after claims of migrant worker exploitation.

Shots are reported near the US Capitol in Washington DC, with police locking down offices in the area.

One of the officials at England's health regulator accused of a cover-up has been cleared of wrong-doing in an internal inquiry.

The prospect of drugs to rapidly reset the body clock to avoid jet lag and the pains of shift work has moved a step close after research in Japan.

The Welfare reforms being put in place across the UK will hit people in Northern Ireland harder than anywhere else, according to a report.