Family calls on Ministry of Defence to take responsibility for 'preventable' death

War is no fit "theme" for a funeral, says Afghanistan veteran Joe Glenton

A gunman who barricaded himself inside an Atlanta home was last night holding four firefighters hostage.

A Royal Marine corporal who wore the uniform of a sergeant and medals he was not entitled to at a family wedding to "big it up and impress his family" was fined £300 today .

Baroness Thatcher’s last act of political choreography will be her funeral, which was agreed with her before her death.

For nearly 10 years Kabul’s street-sellers have done a roaring trade in US goods. Now they’re about to lose their supplies

More young people in Pakistan believe the country should be run according to Sharia law or else by the military than favour democratic governance, according to a new survey.

Total of 2,080 civilians killed during the month, including 298 children and 291 women

A huge airlift to bring thousands of tons of military equipment back from Afghanistan to the UK has begun, ahead of the full withdrawal of British troops by the end of next year.

Sergeant held for five years by Hamas reveals how he was taken captive after attack

The Pentagon had initially given a different version of events

Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir, has said that all political prisoners are to be released in the latest sign of an easing of political tensions within the country and with South Sudan.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons are “the nation’s life” and will not be traded even for “billions of dollars”, the country’s ruling Workers’ Party said today.

The ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali has been hit by a prolonged battle between Islamic extremists and the Malian and French armies.