Damage And Looting After NZ Earthquake

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has rocked New Zealand's second largest city - collapsing walls and cutting off power.

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The bodies of two crew members on board a cargo plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Dubai have been recovered.

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The Pakistani Taliban has said it was behind a suicide bomb that killed at least 53 Shi'ite Muslims at a rally in the country's southwest.

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Cricket's governing body has pledged to stamp out corruption in the sport - as the three Pakistan cricketers caught in an alleged betting scam were quizzed by police.

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An Old Bailey judge has said Asil Nadir could face trial in October 2011 and ordered the tycoon to wear an electronic tag.

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Seven people have been found guilty of sex crimes at a state-run care home in a child abuse case that has rocked Portugal.

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Veteran Liberal Democrat politician Sir Cyril Smith has died, aged 82.

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Two police officers have been suspended after confiscating a super-fast sports car from its driver and then crashing it themselves.

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People in the UK are drinking less for the first time in 60 years, according to new figures.

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Tiger Sharks have been spotted in a massive feeding frenzy off the southern Queensland coast.  

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BP has said the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster has risen to £5.2bn - as fears were allayed over another rig blaze in the region.

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Animal lovers in Nepal are celebrating the first rhino calf to be born in the Bardia National Park since poaching was stopped almost two years ago.

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Forest fires have flared up again in southern Russia, killing eight people and threatening to spread to neighbouring regions.

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One of the Prime Minister's top aides is under mounting pressure after two former Cabinet ministers called for fresh inquiries into a hacking scandal that took place at the News Of The World while he was editor.

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Worshippers fled a Hare Krishna temple just seconds before a gas explosion ripped through the building in Leicester, according to fire officials.

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A former boarding school headteacher is facing jail for abusing boys in Norfolk and Suffolk during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha have appeared in Downing Street with their new daughter for the first time.

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Russia has extended the ban on wheat exports until next year's harvest, sparking fears over a global food shortage.

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The four-year marriage of Cheryl and Ashley Cole has ended in divorce at the High Court in London.

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A former British police officer has been jailed for 33 years in Australia - the maximum allowed - after being convicted of the murder of his wealthy wife.

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A former FBI investigator has said jailed Amanda Knox is innocent of the brutal sex murder of British university student Meredith Kercher.

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Sky has announced a new 3D TV deal with the Korean manufacturer LG during the IFA technology fair in Berlin.

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A sparkling wine from South East England has won a top international trophy - beating the much-fancied Champagne competition from France.

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Unemployment should be tackled by spending £250m on creating 200,000 jobs and placements for people out of work, Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls has said.

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Thirteen Palestinian militant groups have joined forces to step up attacks on Israel following the "productive" peace talks in Washington.

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