The sex lives of critically endangered hawksbill turtles have been revealed by scientists studying the animals in the Seychelles.

A man accused of brandishing knives outside Buckingham Palace is charged after being Tasered by police and arrested.

Musicians who play for Mexico's drug gangs - voluntarily or not

Fidel Castro votes in Cuba's parliamentary elections, the first time the ageing ex-leader has been seen in public for several months.

Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou confirms that French special forces are protecting one of the country's biggest uranium mines.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country, in his first comments on last week's reported Israeli air strike in Syria.

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has promised to abolish an unpopular local property tax if his party wins the 24-25 February elections.

Capturing the last stand of the bunkers of World War II

Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are searching for more than 20 prisoners who escaped from a jail through its sewage system.

Can testosterone really reverse man's ageing process?

Why the Swiss are getting fed up with their trains

Do readers of Lance Armstrong's autobiographies deserve a refund?

'Indians' of New Orleans prepare their costumes for Mardi Gras

How Mega and other digital lockers are tackling illegal sharing

Seventy-four-year-old Dr Jeffry Life believes that regular injections of testosterone have helped him get the body of a much younger man.

Fears are growing that ethnic rivalry could destabilise parts of Mali, in the wake of a three-week campaign by French troops to drive out Islamist militants.

An Egyptian man dragged naked through the streets of Cairo admits police were to blame, after earlier blaming protesters.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says the title race is not over, despite Manchester United's nine-point lead.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making gradual but clear progress as he recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba, Venezuelan officials say.

Syria's embattled President Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country, in his first remarks on a reported Israeli air strike.