Live coverage of developments in Syria, as the violence escalates in the Syrian flashpoint city of Homs with soldiers loyal to Bashar al-Assad's regime attempting to crush opponents.
Chinne Menakaya, a graduate with a first in economics who had been offered a job at Barclays, was jailed for three years today for trying to burgle a jewellers during the riots.
SYRIA's conflict escalated to reach the country's second city of Aleppo yesterday when explosions tore through a police station and an intelligence headquarters, claiming 28 lives.
A test case bid to outlaw prayers before local council meetings has been won by the National Secular Society and an atheist councillor, Clive Bone. Here are ten recent conflicts over the role of religion in modern life.
Security officials struggling to maintain order in Tibetan communities across western China have been told to "prepare for war" by their Communist Party chief.
Security officials struggling to maintain order in Tibetan communities across western China have been told to "prepare for war" by their Communist Party chief.
Prominent Buddhist monk Shin Gambira, who was one of hundreds of political prisoners freed in Burma last month, was detained today after a pre-dawn visit by authorities.
A judge has ruled it is unlawful for a council to hold prayers before meetings. Simon Calvert of the Christian Institute says the decision is "ridiculous"
Critics attack High Court ruling that having prayers on council meeting agendas is unlawful, saying it goes against Britain's "hard-fought" Christian heritage.
Violence has broken out in Athens as protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the harsh new austerity measures imposed on the country. Here are some of the latest images from the protests.
SYRIA's conflict escalated to reach the country's second city of Aleppo yesterday when explosions tore through a police station and an intelligence headquarters, claiming 28 lives.
Live coverage of developments in Syria, as the violence escalates in the Syrian flashpoint city of Homs with soldiers loyal to Bashar al-Assad's regime attempting to crush opponents.
Security officials struggling to maintain order in Tibetan communities across western China have been told to "prepare for war" by their Communist Party chief.
Prominent Buddhist monk Shin Gambira, who was one of hundreds of political prisoners freed in Burma last month, was detained today after a pre-dawn visit by authorities.
Syrian state television report 17 soldiers and civilians dead in "two terrorist explosions" targeting Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday.
A young medic at a poorly-equipped field hospital in Homs, alleges that pro-Assad troops are firing at the Red Crescent, preventing them from entering the Al-Bayada district of the Syrian city.
A consignment of radioactive coal delivered to several schools, an orphanage and a nursing home in northern Kyrgyzstan has triggered a political storm in Central Asia's most fragile state.
Danny Abdul Dayem, an activist with dual Syrian and British nationality, pleads for international intervention in Syria through a series of desperate videos filmed in Homs.
The Greek Coalition Government is heading for a reshuffle as four cabinet members resigned over tough austerity measures required to secure a ?130bn bailout package.
Spain's new conservative government has passed a range of sweeping labour reforms it hopes will "mark a before and after" in a country that has the highest jobless rate in the developed world.
Flybe's third quarter update laid bare the pressures in the UK market on Friday, as the company received a short respite from the hammering it has received since its flotation.
Violence has broken out in Athens as protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the harsh new austerity measures imposed on the country. Here are some of the latest images from the protests.
Weaker miners led the FTSE 100 slightly into the red on Friday morning, amid continued uncertainty over Greece's austerity plans and weak trade data from China
BP has won a legal victory barring some of the oil giant's previous accidents being used as evidence in the trial to assign blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) shares sank as the telecommunications business warned that stiff competition and weak demand had hit its business in Panama.
Barclays has missed 2011 profit expectations, despite making nearly £6bn last year, as the bank cut bonuses at its investment arm by a third. Here is some reaction to the news.
Yesterday's $9bn writedown by Rio Tinto on its aluminium assets draws the line under a long and difficult saga. Senior management's decision not to take their bonuses is an honourable move.
An international law firm is to investigate after an indiscreet email sent by one of its trainee solicitors about a rugby tour to Dubai was sent around the world, the Telegraph understands.
The public sector is paying more than it should for schools, hospitals and other infrastructure because of the returns demanded by equity investors, the Government's spending watchdog claims today.
Politicians in Athens surrendered after a four-day stand-off and approved a tough austerity package in a bid to avoid bankruptcy, but a meeting of eurozone finance ministers said ?325m of extra cuts are needed.
Key Indonesian investors in FTSE 250 miner Bumi say they are "confident" they can oust co-chairman Nat Rothschild, as they prepare to lobby shareholders to back their plans for a board shake-up.
Opinions were divided after the Bank of England took an ailing economy, a forecast for lower inflation, and plumped for £50bn of further monetary stimulus.
Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at White Hart Lane on Saturday Feb 11, 2012, kick-off 15:00 GMT.
England's Sevens side kick off their campaign in the Las Vegas Rugby Sevens tonight ,and no one at Twickenham will be remotely concerned about player behaviour.
The youngest person to have ever reached the South Pole on skis talks to Georgia Dehn about preparation, family holidays and her most treasured possessions.
Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday Feb 11, 2012, kick-off 12:45 GMT.
Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion at Molineux on Sunday Feb 12, 2012, kick-off 13:30 GMT.
Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers at Ewood Park on Saturday Feb 11, 2012, kick-off 15:00 GMT.
Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Sunderland and Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday Feb 11, 2012, kick-off 15:00 GMT.