A brief history of the dramatic and violent changes that took place as the Yugoslav Federation disintegrated during the 1990s. Yugoslavia was first formed as a kingdom in 1918 and then recreated as a ...

Celtic midfielder Colin Healy is expected to complete his move to Everton within the next 48 hours. But his agent is not ...

Crowds gathered as the last Routemaster in operation pulled into Brixton bus garage in south London at around 1440 GMT, much to the chagrin of its fans across the world. The bus, however, will not die ...

Entertainer Uri Geller is suing Nintendo, claiming the company has used his image on a Pokémon card. Geller says he is outraged at the alleged use of his image, claiming it debases him. He has begun ...

The US military investigated building a "gay bomb", which would make enemy soldiers "sexually irresistible" to each other, government papers say. Other weapons that never saw the light of day include ...

The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter. He said the decision to take action in Iraq should have ...

Freddy Eastwood's stunning free-kick earns Southend a shock victory over Man Utd in the Carling Cup.

Islamic militant group Hamas has won a surprise victory in Wednesday's Palestinian parliamentary elections. Preliminary results give Hamas 76 of the 132 seats in the chamber, with the ruling Fatah ...

A brief history of how the suffragettes obtained votes for women in the UK.

Leylandii owners could face fines of up to £1,000 for failing to cut down their high hedges, under new laws.

Three men have been found guilty of murdering homeless women in Nottingham between December 2004 and January 2005. Mark Martin, 26, was jailed for life at Nottingham Crown Court for strangling Zoe ...

A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a County Tyrone pensioner less than four months after completing a rape sentence. Trevor William Hamilton, of Concess Road, Sion Mills, had denied ...