AP – The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile’s president. It shook some more as they waited for him.

AP – The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt’s enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten’s mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history’s first attempt at monotheism.

A businessman who passed off tens of millions of battery hen eggs as free range and sold them to supermarkets and stores across the country was yesterday jailed for three years.

Whatever you say about the man, his little yellow flying machine hardly attracts the word “magnificent”. It is so small and light that if you want to move it across land all you need do is lift its nose and start walking.

They were notorious for their ruthless attacks on England but the Vikings were also victims of Anglo-Saxon barbarism, new archaeological evidence from Dorset has revealed.

Environmentalists have vowed to oppose the construction of a new £30bn high-speed rail network after the Government revealed the route would pass through one of Britain’s most idyllic stretches of unspoilt countryside.

Labour will today warn 300,000 wavering voters who are tempted to support the Liberal Democrats that they could let David Cameron into Downing Street by the back door.

Ever considered the tonality of the PowerPoint presentation you are submitting for the webinar on local policy disbenefits to the wellderly? You might have done if you work for the public sector.

The three Labour MPs accused of expenses fraud claimed the protection of parliamentary privilege yesterday as they appeared for the first time in court.

Ministers are to review the use of force against asylum-seekers by British security guards after a report found serious injuries suffered by detainees who had been handcuffed or physically restrained.