Six Italians were arrested Thursday on suspicion of plotting to attack Group of Eight summit facilities.The Rome-based group was trying to revive the Red Brigades terrorist organization that plagued Italy in the 1970s and '80s, officials said.Italian Interior Minister Roberto

Adam Housley reports live from the site in Nogales Mexico where a massive tunnel has been discovered.We got tipped off late Wednesday evening and within a few hours we were on a plane and then on the road arriving in

CIA Director Leon Panetta said on Thursday the U.S. intelligence agency believes al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan and hopes joint operations with Pakistani forces will find him.Asked whether he was sure that bin Laden was

World Health Organization (WHO) officials declared a pandemic of H1N1 influenza on Thursday, two months after the first cases of the new flu virus were reported in Mexico. It is the first flu pandemic in 41 years, since the 1968

H1N1's swift spread in Australia may meet criteria for full alert, agency says.A surge in cases of H1N1 swine flu in Australia may tip the balance and cause the World Health Organization to soon declare the first flu pandemic since

Country's highest court overturns lower court decision, saying it was out of touch with the times

New test could be a show of defiance as the UN considers new sanctions on country for conducting an underground nuclear explosion in May

Crank calls prompt workers to break windows, set off sprinklers

Two suicide bombings come as Pakistani forces step up attacks on militants across northwest

As WHO declares pandemic, country's top health official says country is well prepared for virulent new influenza strain

Crowds formed quickly in areas considered strongholds for current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main rival, reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has become the surprise hero of a powerful youth-driven movement

Simon Hoggart: Outside room 14 in the Commons committee corridor, it looked like Epsom used to on Derby day

Matthew Fort: Eat these alternatives in moderation lest we bring another species to the brink of extinction

Emine Saner: It is the show that gives a whole new meaning to the idea of wasting police time

Sunday night's Apprentice final was overshadowed by the revelation that Margaret Mountford was taking her final place at the table, says Mark Lawson

Laura Barnett on a secret language she first used at school - and still does to this day

Obituary: Dictatorial ruler of Gabon for 42 years and the longest-serving president in Africa

Disgruntled bondholders argue they have been treated unfairly in comparison to other creditors, such as the treasury and auto unions

Oil giant agrees settlement after accusations of collaboration in execution

Leading historians on what we can learn from recent successes for the far right at home and abroad