With more than 500 general election results in out of 650, the BBC is predicting a hung Parliament with the Tories as the largest party.

Germany's parliament is due to start debating a draft law on the country's share of the bail-out for Greece.

Oil from a massive slick in the Gulf of Mexico has started washing ashore on an island chain off the coast of Louisiana, US officials have confirmed.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has announced flight restrictions at six airports from 0000 BST on Friday because of a risk from volcanic ash.

A giant funnel is being built in the Gulf of Mexico to channel the oil spill from the seabed to surface. But since there is no guarantee it will work, Russian experts think Soviet history may offer a radical solution.

Aviation regulators said airspace over Scotland and Northern Ireland will close from 7:00 am Wednesday due to dangers posed by ash from an Icelandic volcano.

A general strike has been called across Greeece as protests against planned spending cuts and tax rises continue.

Just a week before her 115th birthday, the oldest person in the world has died on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.

The US Coast Guard is investigating reports that oil has started washing ashore on the Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well.

Five young children have been hurt at a school in north-eastern China after a man attacked them with a hammer before killing himself.