Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi placed a wish in Jerusalem’s Western Wall today as he and his team-mates completed a two-day “peace tour” of Israel and the West Bank  that included a training clinic for young Palestinians in Hebron and meetings with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

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But win provokes criticism from the UK and US, as Australia's Foreign Minister calls for election re-run

Country plunged into limbo as opposition leader alleges fraud and William Hague voices 'grave concerns' over election

Women's earnings play a huge role in the survival of the nation's families

German newspaper cites documents leaked by fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

Wales had been a high-profile celebrity adviser to the Prime Minister

Liberal Democrat ministers also want to give life peers, who are eligible to sit in the Lords until they die, the opportunity to retire

Manchester City Council is using its “twinned” status with St Petersburg to pressure Russia  into reconsidering its new anti-gay laws.

Deputy prime minister drew outrage for saying Japan should learn from how the Nazi party stealthily changed Germany's inter-war constitution

Russia’s granting of asylum to Edward Snowden may have ended nearly six weeks in airport limbo for the man who leaked some of America’s most sensitive intelligence gathering programmes. But it has further poisoned the already severely strained relations between Moscow and Washington.

The House of Representatives easily passed a bill late on Wednesday to tighten sanctions on Iran, sending a strong message to Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme days before President-elect Hassan Rouhani is sworn in.

Minister confirms that athletes and fans who ‘flaunt’ their sexuality will be prosecuted

Parking charges are providing huge cash surpluses for some councils with the 359 town halls across England having a total current account surplus of £565m