Tanya Sweeney looks at ‘fitspo’, a new beauty craze that claims to empower its followers but may just be an alternative form of body fascism.

Airline passengers in the US will be allowed to bring most cigarette lighters on board again starting next month, freeing airport screeners to spend more time searching for explosives.

French anti-terrorist police have taken five people into custody in connection with the investigation into suspected shoe bomber Richard Reid.

The chief suspect in the kidnap-slaying of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing.