Nearly nine years after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, Americans still face a serious threat from al Qaeda, according to a new report from a panel of top national security experts. 

MPs held back in an inquiry into phone-hacking allegations for fear that their own private lives could be targeted, a former MP claims. 

An Army paratrooper who risked his life to save fellow soldiers will become the first living service member to receive the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan, the White House said Friday. 

President Obama makes a plea for religious tolerance, as a church threatening to burn the Koran demands contact with a New York imam. 

Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen ask the media to respect their privacy while they discuss newspaper allegations about the footballer. 

The government confirms it is to press ahead with a complete sale of Royal Mail, following an updated review of the postal service.