People with coronary artery disease have an increased risk of death if they have fat around the waist, according to a study at the Mayo Clinic in the US.

A judge delays until September the trial of the doctor accused of causing singer Michael Jackson's drug overdose death.

A missing car could hold the key to the killing of a couple and their two daughters who were all found stabbed at a house in Northampton.

The Libyan ambassador to the UK leaves the country after being ordered to go by the Foreign Office.

The Fire Service appeals to the public to be patient as they deal with an "unbelievable" number of gorse fires across Northern Ireland.

Sony warns that almost 25 million extra game users may have had their personal details taken in a hacker attack.

Stephen Harper has been re-elected and will head a majority Conservative government for the first time, provisional results suggest.

At least three Argentine trains are set alight by commuters angered by severe delays to their rail service.