Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.

Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.

David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

The investigator in the sensational Chittagong 10-truck arms haul case will quiz former chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Sadek Hassan Rumi and ex-industries secretary Shoeb Ahmed Chowdhury.

The United States and the United Kingdom have no right to raise questions about "the violation of human rights" over the trial of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war of independence, the law minister has said.

Departmental action will be taken against the five officials of the Mongla port in connection with the misappropriation of 400 tonnes of rice in 2003, shipping minister Shajan Khan said Thursday.

Italian champions Inter Milan will visit last season's runners-up AS Roma and host traditional rivals Juventus in their fifth and sixth Serie A matches next season the draw was made on Wednesday.

David Beckham is considering the possibility of making a shock return to English football with West Ham United, according to Hammers' chairman David Gold.

Three deputy commissioner-level officers in the public administration have been transferred.

Manchester United's status as a global brand has long been recognised but on Wednesday it was demonstrated in vivid fashion when more than 70,000 turned out to watch them play a pre-season friendly in Texas.

Spain's La Liga will change kick-off times and play a pre-season tournament in Asia in a bid to muscle in on the success of the Premier League in the region.

Diego Maradona accused Argentine soccer chiefs of betraying him on Wednesday, a day after they voted unanimously to end his tenure as national team coach.

The central executive council of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student front of ruling Awami League, has announced partial committees of its Dhaka metropolitan north and south units two days into their conference.