Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing reveals he was once jumped on by a panda when he dared himself to enter its cage.

International mining companies operating in Mozambique are failing in their obligation to people displaced by coal mining, says Human Rights Watch.

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Drummer Lee Rigby - the soldier killed close to Woolwich Barracks - was a "bubbly character" and "loving father", the MoD says.

Czech police are looking for a US man suspected of killing a family of four, including two ukulele musicians, in the southern city of Brno.

A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.

Chinese scientists trace the rare white colouration in Bengal tigers to a single change in a gene that affects a host of animals, including humans.

Uefa will announce on Friday whether the Europa League winners will be given a qualifying place in the Champions League.

Post-attack uniform advice relaxed

The number of people coming to the UK has fallen by over 80,000 in the last year as figures show net migration is down by a third.

The prosecutor in the trial in which Silvio Berlusconi is accused of paying for underage sex is sent a letter containing bullets, her office says.

Both suspects in the killing of a serving soldier in London were known to security services, senior Whitehall sources confirm to the BBC.

The EU drops plans to ban restaurants from using refillable olive oil jugs, after the idea drew criticism from consumers and European leaders.

Aerial footage shot by Los Angeles police shows a black bear on the loose in a Los Angeles suburb before it was caught by wildlife officials.

A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow reports.

Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf is withdrawn from the Champions Trophy following media reports of an Indian police investigation.

A fourth night of unprecedented riots in Stockholm sees unrest spread around the city, with a restaurant and up to 40 cars burnt.

Robert Redford receives a standing ovation for his performance in his survival-at-sea epic All Is Lost at a Cannes Film Festival screening.

A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south-west Pakistan, officials say.

Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.