New Year revellers trapped as deadly blaze sweeps through Bangkok party spot.

Former chairwoman of scandal-hit dairy admits knowing that its products were contaminated.

Security council meeting ends without vote as aid groups warn of humanitarian catastrophe.

Two children seriously injured in an explosion today.

Microsoft’s equivalent to the iPod - the Zune - hit by New Year’s Eve meltdown.

Search continues as police prevent woman and two kids from jumping in New Year’s Eve drama.

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — It’s President George W. Bush’s belief that the first step in any cease-fire in the ongoing violence in the Mideast will require the Islamic militant group Hamas to agree to stop firing rockets into Israel now and in the future, the White House said Wednesday….

UN humanitarian coordinator Maxwell Gaylord calls on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza, which has been under a blockade

LANHAM, Md. (AP) — Saws are buzzing in the cavernous warehouse where a Maryland company is fast at work on making parade floats it has provided for presidential inaugurations since Harry Truman’s in 1949….

Energy supplies to Europe under threat as Kiev and Moscow talks reach deadlock.