Labour MP Paul Farrelly has admitted he "wrestled" a man to the floor inside the Houses of Parliament.
The MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme described the altercation as "a John Prescott moment" and said it was an act of self-defence.
Labour MP Paul Farrelly has admitted he "wrestled" a man to the floor inside the Houses of Parliament.
The MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme described the altercation as "a John Prescott moment" and said it was an act of self-defence.
One of China's best-known artists, Ai Weiwei, says he has been under house arrest at his home in Beijing.
He says the authorities want to prevent him holding a party to mark the forced demolition of his new Shanghai studio.
Pope Benedict XVI has warned of an "aggressive anti-clericalism" in Spain which he said was akin to that experienced during the 1930s.
Greeks head to the polls today for local elections that Prime Minister George Papandreou has called a key test of support for his government as it grapples with a crippling budget deficit and debt burden.
A rocket carrying an Earth-observation satellite for civilian and military use has launched from California's Central Coast.