The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.

Developing countries are trying to stop mining companies shifting billions of dollars in profits out of their countries, depriving them of much-needed tax revenue.

How German football reinvented itself

The US tax official who supervised agents that targeted conservative groups for scrutiny ahead of the 2012 election is placed on leave, officials say.

The soldier killed on a London street is named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as two more people are held.

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, visiting London's City district, says he sees "signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy.

Some 300,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan's Darfur region in the first five months of 2013, the UN's top aid official Valerie Amos warns.

Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state.

Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns the US may scale back monetary stimulus efforts but the Dow Jones closes flat.

European Tour chief George O'Grady apologises for using the phrase "coloured athletes" while defending Sergio Garcia.

Hezbollah risking reputation on Syria, says Jonathan Marcus

A man accused of murdering five-year-old April Jones in a sexually motivated attack tells a court he is not a paedophile.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde is grilled by judges in Paris over a big payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister.

A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) is stolen during the Cannes film festival, the second such theft to hit this year's event.

A Russian court denies parole to a hunger-striking member of punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, despite calls for her to be freed.

European aid agencies in North Korea say US financial sanctions are severely restricting their attempts to improve agriculture and nutrition there.

Mogadishu culture shock for returning Somalis

Five men are arrested after a child tells of being sexually assaulted at a children's nursery in Worcestershire.

As Syria's main opposition coalition begins three days of key talks, its leader puts forward a transition plan for the country.

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