The man accused of murdering schoolgirl Tia Sharp will appear in court today.

A man will appear in court today charged with murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in her grandmother’s home.

Detectives in Britain investigating the disappearance of schoolgirl Tia Sharp have charged her grandmother's partner with murder.

Police from the force that probed the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews have been consulted in the search for missing schoolgirl Tia Sharp, Scotland Yard have confirmed.

At least six teenagers died from suspected food poisoning after drinking sour milk at their boarding school in eastern India, an official said today.

As many as 70 people have been killed by an outbreak of cholera that followed heavy rains and poor sanitary conditions in India, an official said last night.

US actor and Aids activist Richard Gere brought thousands of sex workers in Mumbai to their feet today, urging them to insist their clients use condoms.

“Devdas,” a big-budget remake of a popular Indian novel, won seven awards on Saturday, including best picture and best director, at the India International Film Awards.