Dan Brown told BBC Breakfast he read many different translations of the Inferno and had some unpleasant dreams:"It is a terrifying landscape that Dante paints"

State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times.

Authorities in the US state of Florida are calling for the holder of a $590m winning lottery ticket to come forward and claim their prize.

The humble cassette tape makes a comeback

The surprising life of a young multimillionaire

How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution

World number one Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Italian Open and her fourth consecutive tournament.

A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles in 1967 fetches $408,000 (£269,000) at auction in New York.

A ticket holder in Florida has won the largest Powerball jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), lottery officials say.

Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.

Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in a small town in the US state of Virginia, officials say.

More than 60 people were injured, at least two critically, after a head-on collision between two commuter trains near New York, officials say.

White House turns to investigation to handle Benghazi fallout

Russia publicly names the man it believes to be the US intelligence chief in Moscow, a breach of diplomatic protocol.

A university student dies after being fatally shot as a masked gunman bursts into her home in an apparent attempted robbery in New York state.

OJ Simpson's former lawyer rebuts claims by his former client he botched his defence in an armed robbery case.

Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.

How US version of The Office reflected on America - and UK

Congress, Beyonce's baby and Toronto mayor in 140 characters

The mayor of the Canadian city of Toronto, Rob Ford, denies allegations that he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine.