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BOSTON (AP) -- Those plump and tempting scallops behind the fish counter glass might be a lot smaller than they look - a sodium-based compound can bloat scallops well past their actual size. And that pollock fillet isn't such a good deal if the price includes the layers of ice glazed onto it to keep it fresh....

CHICAGO (AP) -- Convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich left his home early Thursday morning and hopped in a car, the first leg of a trip that will end with him behind bars in a federal prison in Colorado, and the latest chapter in the stunning downfall of one of the most charismatic political figures in Illinois' history....

The man accused of murdering missing Edinburgh bookkeeper Suzanne Pilley is found guilty.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi names Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Sergio Aguero as the Premier League's best players.

MILAN (AP) -- Italian police arrested a Moroccan man early Thursday on suspicion of plotting an attack against a Milan synagogue, while authorities in Britain detained a woman possibly linked to the alleged plot....

The Taliban in Afghanistan suspend preliminary peace talks with the US, as President Hamid Karzai tells Nato forces to move out of Afghan villages.

LONDON (AP) -- Two men have been jailed for posing as Good Samaritans and then stealing from an injured Malaysian student during the London riots....

Follow the news as Wales coach Warren Gatland reveals his team to play France in Saturday's Six Nations finale.

LONDON (AP) -- Mischievous musical "Matilda" dominated British theater's Olivier Awards on Sunday, winning seven prizes including a joint best-actress trophy for the four children who play the title role....

Matilda the Musical leads the race at this year's Olivier theatre awards with a maximum possible 10 nominations.

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Five construction workers in New Jersey, vindicated by a jury, must wait before learning exactly how much they'll share of a $38.5 million Mega Millions jackpot that a co-worker who was part of their lottery pool claimed as his own in 2009....

Kremlin drops modern art ban to embrace 'degenerate' Henry Moore

The Strangford MLA Mike Nesbitt launches his bid to become the next leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.

Two men are jailed for robbing a Malaysian student as they pretended to help him during last summer's riots in London.

Sian Williams reflects on her career with BBC Breakfast

Gayle Lemmon: Both sides are calling for a quick pullout from Afghanistan. But how can the international community prevent sacrificing women and human rights activists to the Taliban?

Egypt charges 75 people with murder or negligence over a riot which left at least 74 people dead following a football match in Port Said.

Welsh Water says it is creating 50 jobs at new water quality laboratories in Newport and Flintshire.

School Reporters from Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in Liverpool give their guide to the sport that is growing fast in North West England

Fuel poverty is likely to worsen, affecting 8.5 million people in England by 2016, a government adviser warns, despite measures to eradicate it.