Landmark ruling could halt Israel's seizure of Palestinian property

Microsoft's Don Mattrick has described the new Xbox One as an "unrivalled device" in an interview with the BBC after the launch of the next-generation console.

A far-right historian shoots himself dead inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in the French capital in front of some 1,500 people.

A sweeping immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally takes a stride forward in Congress.

Spotlight on Chile's masked protest movement

Can China harness its millions of cheap graduates?

Oklahomans had few storm shelters, writes Tara McKelvey

Microsoft's new console divides gamers

US tax officials tell a congressional hearing they did not know their agency had targeted conservative groups.

Fresh evidence emerges which challenges the murder conviction of so-called "Angel of Death" nurse Colin Norris.

The UK tax authority's failure to hit a target of reducing tax credit fraud and error has "cost the taxpayer dear", a committee of MPs says.

Getting ready for bookless libraries

UK fruit growers could enjoy a much better harvest of apples and pears this year, following the dismal crop in 2012, experts believe.

The Cleveland Orchestra realised long ago that it needed to attract new customers in order to survive.

Is this 91-year-old Britain's oldest DJ?

Two Spanish tourists are kidnapped in north-western Colombia while driving to a tourist attraction in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border.

Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open.

Shares on Wall Street picked up on Tuesday to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank would continue supporting the economy.

The House of Commons votes to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, despite 161 MPs opposing the government's plans.

At least 23 people are killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead.