Newmarket benefactor Sheikh Mohammed arrives in town for the first time since since the horse doping scandal broke

Cardinal Sean Brady, the Catholic Primate of All Ireland, calls on 5,500 people at an anti-abortion prayer vigil in Knock to oppose new legislation.

Current Brazilian champions Fluminense asks fans and players to stop posting photos online with their faces covered in 'Taliban warrior' style.

A coalition led by Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki wins the most seats in seven of 12 provinces, in the first elections since US troops withdrew in 2011.

Syrian state TV says Israeli rockets have hit an army research centre near Damascus, as huge explosions shake the outskirts of the capital.

One-in-five UK households borrowed money or used savings to cover food costs in April, a Which? survey suggests.

A fierce wildfire threatening thousands of homes in southern California is being contained thanks to cooler, wetter winds, firefighters say.

Foreign Secretary William Hague says the Conservative Party does not need a "drastic change of course" despite last week's local election results.