David Cameron tells Libyans that the UK will help to bring them "greater security" as he visited the country on the second leg of his Africa trip.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed the worst political crackdown in the country's post-Soviet era, a human rights group says.

The director of Source Code, Duncan Jones, is to make a film based on the World of Warcraft video games.

A night-time blaze sweeps through a camel farm in Germany's Black Forest region, killing 86 animals but causing no human casualties, police say.

One of David Cameron's closest advisors described the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane as far worse than anything alleged in Iraq or Afghanistan, the High Court has heard.

Former US Vice-President Al Gore speaks to Jon Sopel about the environment, the growing threat of corporate money in US politics, and the sale of Current TV to Al-Jazeera.

The European Commission has proposed that member states restrict the use of certain classes of pesticide that are believed to be harmful to bees.

The EU's top court says Ryanair should have fully compensated a passenger whose flight was cancelled because of the volcanic ash cloud in 2010.

Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen admits that he took performance-enhancing drugs for 12 years between 1998 and 2010.

Two drug addicts who tortured a retired bus conductor, believing he had hidden money at his Norwich home, are convicted of his murder.

US personal incomes jumped 2.6% in December, the biggest rise since 2004, official data indicates, as investors sought to beat a New Year tax rise.

Millions of the poorest households in England face a rise in council tax from April because of benefit changes coming into force, a report says.

Russia expresses grave concern at an alleged Israeli air attack on Syria, amid reports that either a research facility or a weapons convoy had been targeted.

A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to use the name her mother gave her, after she took authorities to court over it.

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg moves to stamp out rumours that the social network is planning to make its own mobile phone.

The boss of Electronic Arts denies a link between video games and violent acts, but says his industry needs to "step up" and address a "perception problem".

Spain's ruling conservatives deny allegations that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and others benefited from secret party accounts.

Twenty four hours of news photos: 31 January

Hackers in China have attacked New York Times computers, the paper says, in a move it links to its reports on the Chinese premier's relatives' wealth.

The A&E department at Lewisham hospital is to be downgraded after a neighbouring trust ran up debts of £150m.