Rick Santorum suspends his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination

Incumbent Barack Obama set to face Mitt Romney in November presidential election.

George Zimmerman: Man who shot Trayvon Martin sets up website for defence as grand jury cancelled

George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, has set up a website to raise funds for his defence - are charges coming his way soon?

‘Hook-handed cleric’ Abu Hamza set to face terrorism charges in the US

European Court says Britain can extradite 'hate preacher' to America.

Violence continues in Syria as UN-backed ceasefire deadline approaches

Is foreign military intervention against the Assad regime now the only way to end the violence?

Benefits and tax changes to come into effect: Will it really be ‘Bad Friday’?

Planned tax credit changes will start to take effect this week. Are people happy? Not really.

Teenage hammer murderer case re-opens debate about impact of screen violence on young minds

Daniel Bartlam killed his mother with a hammer and then burned her body. Did violent screen imagery warp his young mind? Or is it unfair to blame horror films and violent video gam…