Nigel Farage says he enjoys a "phenomenal" level of support as UKIP leader and will not resign, despite a bitter row over his future.

Death toll in US train derailment rises to eight as engineer Brandon Bostian says he has no recollection of the crash.

Union boss Len McCluskey calls for Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy to resign after "making certain" the Conservatives won the general election.

Increasing powers for the Scottish Parliament will dominate the agenda when David Cameron and Nicola Sturgeon hold talks in Edinburgh later.

US President Barack Obama pledges to stand by his Gulf allies, with military force if needed, amid heightened tensions with Iran.

China is planning to invest up to $50bn (£32bn) in Brazil for new infrastructure projects - including a new Pacific-Atlantic railway link.

One of the leaders of the attempted coup in Burundi says that the plot has failed, as the president says he is back in the country

Regular exercise in old age has as powerful effect on life expectancy as giving up smoking, a study suggests.