Stocks in Europe and Italian fixed-income securities were pummelled on concern about the euro zone's debt crisis. The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index ended the day with a 4.1 per cent drop.

Ed Vulliamy was only 20 blocks away when the twin towers were attacked by al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001. Here, in this highly personal account, he recalls those devastating first moments and the eerie days that followed.

What goes into the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup? More than you'd think. Rebecca Kammgoes behind the scenes with some of the busy key players charged with bringing it all together

Forty years in a blokey, sometimes unkind profession hasn't left a dent in the genial exterior of rugby's 'old bear'

Heather Whelan imagines a link with toolmakers and artists from 50,000 years ago.

They are a familiar sight under the Eiffel Tower but police have vowed to crack down on illegal souvenir vendors.

The identity of the yeast that made cold refreshing beer possible has been a long-standing mystery.

Cricketer turned commentator Shane Warne will marry British model and actress Liz Hurley, a London tabloid reports.