The Ministry of Defence defends the introduction of a question asking whether new recruits to the armed forces are gay.

Opposition challenger Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic becomes the first female president of Croatia, winning by the narrowest of margins.

An American journalist tells the US Fox News network that Birmingham is a "Muslim-only city" where non-Muslims "don't go in" and that London has "Muslim religious police".

Jaguar Land Rover will create 1,300 new jobs in the UK to build its first ever sports utility vehicle (SUV) model.

Protests continue for a second day as Haiti's President Michel Martelly seeks a last-minute deal with opposition politicians to hold elections.

The Golden Globe awards ceremony begins in Beverly Hills. the first major ceremony in the awards calendar.

A blood test could help people choose which stop-smoking strategy would give them the best chance of quitting, research in the Lancet suggests.

The government's counter-terrorism bill needs to be changed to protect the rights of UK citizens, Parliament's human rights watchdog says as David Cameron meets security chiefs.