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A damages claim by Manchester United and Wales footballer Ryan Giggs against the Sun newspaper is thrown out by a High Court judge.

A major base of Somalia's al-Shabab militants is captured on the outskirts of the capital in an offensive by government troops backed by African Union forces.

All but two of the EU's 27 leaders sign a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc and rein in debts.

David Cameron accuses Syria's "criminal regime" of "butchering its own people", and warns the president's supporters that they will face a "day of reckoning".

24 hours of news photos: 2 March

A Red Cross convoy is on its way to the Baba Amr area of the Syrian city of Homs to deliver food and medical supplies after a month-long siege.

There's more and more hype about the social media website Pinterest, but what is actually on this online pinboard?

Former Desperate Housewives actress Nicollette Sheridan has told a jury she was 'shocked and humiliated' after being hit in the head by the show's creator.

Two men are charged after reports of offensive chanting on the day of the Hearts versus Celtic game in Edinburgh last month.

Thousands of people gather in south-eastern Nigerian for the funeral of former Biafran secessionist leader Chukwuemeka Ojukwu.

Gary Pallister says Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is the only manager who could tempt Paul Scholes to return for England.

Barclays confirms that it borrowed 8.2bn euros (£6.7bn) from the European Central Bank in low-interest three-year loans.

A ferry that had been helping to ease travel in part of the Highlands after a road was shut is to be repaired after it ran aground.

Sloths in Costa Rica have become an internet sensation after appearing in a documentary.

Mexican authorities are showing off an ambitious new maximum-security prison with a capacity for over 3,500 inmates.

Some top UK orchestras and choirs take part in more than 100 performances across the UK.

A woman in Bristol has given birth to quadruplets, who were all born on leap year day, 11 weeks early.

Researchers in the US have built a prototype which could generate electricity from waste water.

Northern Rock Asset Management, the so-called "bad bank" that manages Northern Rock's mortgage book, repaid £2bn of the government's loan in 2011.

Researchers describe a completely new way to pack information into radio, TV, and wi-fi signals - shown off at a public experiment in Venice.