It's not every day you see a nun hitch-hiking. But as we drive round a bend on a mountain road in Croatia there she is, thumb raised, expression hopeful.

MOTLEY CRUE rocker TOMMY LEE, LINKIN PARK frontman MIKE SHINODA and rap group CYPRESS HILL were among the stars who joined the DEFTONES at a benefit concert in Los Angeles...

I am now in Hvar, Croatia. It's a little resort island about an hour's ferry ride away from Split.

After nearly four years of serving in the Philippines, Ambassador of the United State to the Philippines Kristie A. Kenney will end her tour of duty in the country.

Love has lost custody of her child for now - and not for the first time

Tens of millions of pounds would be saved and waiting lists slashed if some NHS patients were treated abroad, according to figures seen by The Independent on Sunday.