Blast kills 13 on Turkey-Syria border

A Syrian opposition group says it was the target of a deadly blast at a Turkish border gate near Syria on Monday that left at least 13 people dead and 28 wounded.

France to vote on same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage in France could take a step closer to reality Tuesday, as lawmakers vote on a controversial bill that would extend the right to marry and adopt to same-sex couples.

EU to meet on horse meat scandal

As the horse meat scandal continued to spread across Europe, French officials said Monday they will take measures to ensure that no suspicious products remain for sale.

Tattoo artist creates 3-D nipples

A tattoo artist from Maryland helps breast cancer survivors by creating nipple tattoos that look real.

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Cregan admits shooting officers

The man accused of killing two police officers in a gun and grenade attack now admits their killings.

Pryce 'not coerced' over points

The prosecutor in the Vicky Pryce trial tells a jury she is a "powerful, talented, intelligent" woman who chose to take her husband's speeding points.

Obama 'to announce' Afghan troop cut

President Barack Obama will say in his State of the Union speech later 34,000 that US troops will leave Afghanistan over the next year, US media say.

Horsemeat fraud 'a real possibility'

Available information on contaminated meat points to fraudulent activity and to Europe, a special meeting at Stormont has heard.

Steel boost as new furnace fires up

One of the biggest private employers in Wales delivers a boost by beginning production at its new £185m blast furnace in Port Talbot.

'Forced labour' claim wins on appeal

The government's back-to-work schemes suffer a setback after Appeal Court judges agree with a university graduate's claim that unpaid schemes are legally flawed.

'Botched fire plan' killed children

Two parents started a house fire which killed six of their children in "a plan that went horribly wrong", a court hears.

Minister calls second meat summit

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is to hold a second meeting with food industry representatives, as MPs debate the horsemeat crisis.

Gift list to fight police corruption

Police officers in England and Wales will have to declare all gifts and second jobs on a public register under new anti-corruption rules.

Caterpillar creating 200 jobs in NI

The global manufacturing firm Caterpillar is to create 200 new administrative jobs in west Belfast.

Veteran BBC space journalist dies

Reg Turnill, the BBC's aerospace correspondent from the beginning of the space age through to the shuttle era, has died aged 97.

Shanty singer dies after accident

A Cornish shanty group singer injured in a music venue accident - which also killed the band's tour manager - dies.

Action call on Irish meat processing

A former chairman of Quality Meat Scotland calls for the Irish meat processing sector to be "cleaned up" over the horsemeat scandal.

Cairngorms death hillwalker named

A man found dead after a major search for six missing hillwalkers in the Cairngorms is named as a 31-year-old West Yorkshire man.

Carer 'called patient an animal'

A Stafford Hospital carer described a dementia patient as being "like an animal", a tribunal hears.