The United Nations tribunal in Arusha has convicted three former media executives of being key figures in the media campaign to incite ethnic Hutus to kill Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994.

South Africa v Sri Lanka A, Colombo Match drawn ...

Experts warn against eating too much liquorice after a woman overdoses on sweets.

It was a way that people tried to legitimise racist beliefs and practices, but over the years scientists rejected such theories. Within 20 years or so, people had begun to shorten the terms to racism ...

Traditionally, at this stage before an England game, I'd have butterflies, but Germany's shock defeat has just left me confused. If England now top their group, they could face th ...

The maker of Colgate toothpaste has been warned not to repeat its famous advertising claim that "more than 80% of dentists recommend Colgate". The Advertising Standards Authority concluded the claim ...

Called a coloboma, the defect can appear as a keyhole shape A girl resembling Madeleine McCann has been spotted in France by a woman who says she had the same eye blemish as the missing girl's. Police ...

Charismatic, outspoken, and often controversial, Brian Clough is widely considered to be the best manager England never had ...

BBC News Online explains how Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network grew up and the connections with other militants.

Former boxing champions Eddie Thomas, Billy Eynon, Charlie Bundy, Glen Moody, Phineas John, Cuthbert Taylor, Jack Phillips ...

A Chinese businessman has bought an old MiG-21f fighter jet for nearly $25,000 (£14,000) on eBay to decorate his office, a ...

The 2004 local elections in Birmingham were marred by widespread postal vote fraud, a judge rules.