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Five former members of right-wing Guatemalan paramilitaries are sentenced to 7,710 years in prison for involvement in a 1982 massacre.

The chancellor has failed to use the Budget to promote policies that benefit children and young people, teachers' unions complain.

Police lay siege to a flat in Toulouse and are negotiating with a man suspected of killing seven people in southern France.

New World Bank analysis says illegal logging makes $10-15bn (£7.5-11bn) for criminal gangs worldwide, and urges justice authorities to get tough.

A large difference between the blood pressure in each arm suggests a bigger risk of dying early, a study claims.

A power cut in Hampshire temporarily leaves about 10,000 customers without electricity.

Have reported 'emo' killings in Iraq been blown out of proportion?

Congo tries to move on from conflict

Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly treat cancer, new evidence published in The Lancet suggests.

Measures to boost investment in the North Sea oil industry are announced by Chancellor George Osborne in his 2012 Budget.

Individual schools are to be allowed the "option" of delaying the National 4 and 5 exams for a year.

The US Department of Justice has announced an investigation into the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Florida.

Why world's first rock concert ended in chaos

How microbes in Chile help to extract copper

Blackburn boss Steve Kean says his team's upsurge in form has been helped by greater togetherness at the club.

The Setanta Cup football match between Derry City and Linfield is marred by trouble outside the Brandywell ground after the game.

The Muppets have received the 2,466th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

A lawyer for Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, says there is little evidence against his client.

Nottingham Forest's Garath McCleary strikes four times as Leeds concede seven goals at home for the first time.

Up to 11 boys were castrated while in the care of the Dutch Catholic church in the 1950s, a newspaper has found, prompting MPs to call for an inquiry.