Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after deadly rocket attack

Attacks on Gaza come a day after rockets fired into Israel from hardline Islamists in Palestinian enclave kill Thai worker

Madoff 'beaten up in jail' by fellow inmate

Convicted trader suffered broken bones during an attack by a former bodybuilder, according to reports

Leprechaun raider dies in shootout

A leprechaun bank robber and his getaway driver were killed in a shootout with police after a St Patrick’s Day raid in Tennessee

Row over election of lesbian bishop

Archbishop of Canterbury describes appointment of Canon Mary Glasspool as 'regrettable' threat to Anglican unity

North Korea executes currency chaos official

Mr Pak was made a scapegoat for one of the most unpopular moves in North Korea since the deadly famine of the 1990s

Mummified body in church linked to Dorset murder

Remains of girl, 15, in Italy could provide vital clues to a woman bludgeoned to death in Bournemouth

Condoms: Lie back and think of England

Britain donates more than a thousand condoms a minute to the developing world. It’s an unsung success story to make our nation proud

Biden wins laughs over disastrous Middle East trip

Gaffe-prone Vice-President shows a talent to entertain at prestigious dinner — and this time, it’s intentional

Banker spent millions of dollars on prostitutes

A New Zealand banker who operated a 'Ponzi' fraud stole millions of dollars, much of which he spent on prostitutes

Cargo aircraft lands on Tallin lake

City's drinking water at risk after pilot is forced to make emergency landing on frozen lake

Jean Nouvel scraps plans for skyscraper

French architect forced to abandon plan to build skyscraper of nearly 100 storeys after failing to attract investors

British soldiers to march on Red Square

French and American troops will also join the parade to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the end of the Second World War

World to continue trading in endangered species

Proposals to protect elephants, polar bears and bluefin tuna have received scant support at a meeting of global states

Iran’s ambitions cause disarmament talks impasse

US and Russia fall out over Iran’s nuclear programme as the two sides offered little sign of a deal to slash their own arsenals

Christiane Amanpour defects from CNN to ABC

Her departure is a big loss for CNN, for whom she helped to build an audience as a reporter during the first Gulf War

Porn stars face strict health and safety rules

California's health regulators propose stricter standards for porn industry, with compulsory condoms for male performers

Dissident theologian calls for papal "mea culpa"

Hans Kung says that bishops, including the Pope, should acknowledge their responsibility in covering up clerical abuse

Japanese turn to web to recruit hitmen

Worrying new statistics shows thousands of people use internet to find hitmen and suicide partners according to web watchdog

Dingo found to be one of the oldest dog breeds

Australia’s iconic dingo has been found to be one of the oldest breeds of dogs in the world, according to an international study