USAID to place most personnel on leave, lay off at least 1,600

Four students died after a car crash where the driver was over the alcohol limit and travelling more than 60mph above the speed limit, an inquest has heard.

The sister of a man who drowned in Portugal has said he died while trying to save his best friend in the water.

A 65-year-old woman dubbed "gangster granny" by police has been jailed for running a UK-wide drug-dealing operation.

A new state of emergency has been declared in Trinidad and Tobago after authorities accused a criminal network of plotting to kill government officials and attack public institutions.

A man who attempted to murder a woman while on a date has been jailed for nine years.