U.S. leaders paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter -- who had the longest and most admired post-presidency in history -- as he laid in state at the U.S. Capitol this week ahead of his funeral today.

The UK&s opposition Conservative Party lost a vote in parliament yesterday calling for a national inquiry into so-called child grooming gangs.

A fast-moving fire in the Hollywood Hills which erupted on Wednesday night has produced more evacuation orders for Los Angeles residents as fire crews battled three other major blazes that have killed at least five people.

Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said yesterday, and the army was determining if another set of remains belongs to the man&s son.