The Queen is spending a second day in hospital "as a precaution" where she is being assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis

Female chimpanzees are more "negative" when communicating with other females, research finds.

A gene previously shown to be linked to obesity may also increase the risk of a deadly form of skin cancer, say researchers.

Schools and businesses shut down as the Pakistani city of Karachi mourns dozens killed by a powerful bomb blast in a mainly Shia Muslim area.

Anheuser-Busch runs adverts in 10 US newspapers, seeking to defend its reputation against claims that it is watering down Budweiser and other beers.

An air-conditioning fault on an Australian Qantas flight sends temperatures soaring, with two passengers taken to hospital with dehydration.

An independent British film is being released and distributed via a games console, rather than through the cinema or a DVD, for the first time.

The laboratory battling to protect endangered species

South Korea's President Park Geun-hye warns political deadlock over plans to reorganise government is damaging the economy and security.

Indian police say at least 11 children have died after their school bus crashed into a truck in the northern state of Punjab.

Haruhiko Kuroda, nominated to be the next head of Japan's central bank, promises to do "whatever we can do" to achieve 2% inflation, sending Japanese shares higher.

The Queen is spending a second day in hospital - her first stay for 10 years - where she is being assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis.

Survivors of one of the biggest bushfires in Australian history sue a power company for negligence, in a case expected to last several months.

Brazilian police backed by troops, helicopters and armoured vehicles have moved into shanty-towns near Rio de Janeiro's international airport.

The film that brought Tim Roth back from Hollywood

Britain must become more resilient to both drought and flooding as the climate changes, the chairman of the Environment Agency warns.

Fifty years of education reforms have failed to significantly improve exam results of the disadvantaged in Scotland, says a major new report.

Skin patches which deliver oestrogen into the blood may be a cheaper and safer treatment for prostate cancer than current therapies, a study suggests.

Three million people in the UK have now been diagnosed with diabetes, says charity Diabetes UK, which warns this new high could create a huge NHS burden.

The refugees fleeing Pakistan's militant infighting