Frank Butler

Eleven former managers for the Italian tyre firm Pirelli are convicted over the deaths of some 20 workers exposed to asbestos.

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar backs peace talks with the government in a statement that marks the Eid al-Fitr festival.

The UN Security Council will vote next week on a resolution endorsing the nuclear deal with Iran, the Iranian foreign minister says.

A telephone bidding war between two parties helps an Enigma coding machine sell for more than double its estimated price.

A man claiming to be an American soldier needing money to arrange leave from serving in Afghanistan is jailed for defrauding two women of more than £250,000.

Nigerian's government says it will shut down an illegal radio station operated by people sympathetic to the breakaway state of Biafra.

The Swiss team trying to fly a solar-powered plane around the world has abandoned its effort for this year because of the damage sustained by its batteries on the last leg of its global quest.

Amber Heard, the actress wife of Johnny Depp, is summoned to appear in court over allegations she smuggled the couple's dogs into Australia.

Uber reaches a settlement with the family of a girl who died after she was hit by a car.

Greece's MPs are set to debate tough austerity measures specified in bailout deal, as the International Monetary Fund questions its effectiveness.