Egypt deploys extra troops to the Sinai peninsula after seven members of the security forces were abducted there.

The Godolphin doping scandal widens as seven more horses, including St Leger winner Encke, fail new drugs tests.

Heavy fighting takes place between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the UN is deploying an attack force.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame dismisses allegations that his country has used proxy forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

US drugs maker Actavis, itself the subject of bid speculation, agrees to buy Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn (£5.6bn) including debt.

An Israeli government investigation concludes a French news report in 2000, which blamed Israeli troops for shooting dead a Palestinian child, was baseless.

Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.

A small Florida city waits for the winner of the largest lottery jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), to come forward.

The country pop singer, Rihanna, One Direction and Justin Bieber all win at this year's Billboard Music Awards.

A 47-year-old British man living in France has been arrested and could soon be charged with killing his two children, aged five and 10.

George Alagiah reports on how Ethiopia has overcome adversity and is now showing some of the fastest growth rates in the world.

New Zealand's Daniel Vettori could play in the second Test against England after Bruce Martin is ruled out with injury.

Strengthening biosecurity at UK borders and a plant health risk register would help protect the nation's trees from pests and diseases, a report concludes.

Star Trek Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.

A man and a woman are found dead at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a Nottinghamshire house.

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Incoming Manchester United manager David Moyes is holding talks with a number of the club's coaching staff on Monday.

The Nigerian military says that Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country are "in disarray" as a result of its offensive against them, however it has not produced any evidence.

Police say they were overwhelmed by the large crowd scrambling for "holy water", after a stampede killed four people at a church in Ghana's capital, Accra, on Sunday.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame tells the BBC that UN peacekeepers in DR Congo have "in some cases" made the situation worse.