The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner which ran aground off Italy will face trial on 9 July on multiple manslaughter charges, a judge rules.

The World Bank unveils a $1bn (£660m) aid package to help DR Congo and its neighbours, as fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma.

Two people with mental health problems win a legal challenge against the government tests for sickness benefit.

A man accused of murdering five-year-old April Jones tells a court of the moment he says he accidentally knocked her over in his vehicle.

The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.

The UK economy is still a long way from "a strong and sustainable recovery", the International Monetary Fund warns.

Henri Dutilleux, one of France's leading 20th Century composers, has died in Paris at the age of 97, his family announce.

Tiger Woods condemns "hurtful" jibe as Sergio Garcia apologises for what could be interpreted as a racist remark.

France reacts to far-right author's suicide

The inventor of the Gif image format says it should be pronounced Jif, despite what the Oxford English Dictionary says.

Profiles of the eight candidates set to contest Iran's presidential poll

Gunmen burst into a brothel in eastern Baghdad, killing seven women and five men, in the latest violence in a week of bloodshed in Iraq.

Afghan military interpreters on having to resettle in UK

Microsoft faces a backlash from some gamers after it emerges the company may charge a fee to play pre-owned games on its new Xbox One console.

Andrew Harding at how South Africa's economy is changing, as the Organisation of African Unity celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Manuel Pellegrini paves the way for a move to manage Manchester City after confirming he will leave Spanish club Malaga.

EU push against tax fraud gains momentum, says Gavin Hewitt

Mohammed Morsi calls for the people of Sinai to give up their arms after seven members of the Egyptian security forces abducted in the region are freed.

In the grip of a scorching heat wave

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy are named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses.