The EU's competition regulator fines Microsoft 561m euros ($731m; £484m) after it failed to keep a promise to promote a choice of rival web browsers.

FBI agents in the US arrest and charge a man in Oregon over a deadly suicide bombing in the Pakistani city of Lahore in 2009.

Hunger in America - seen through the eyes of a child

A snowstorm dumps up to 12 inches (30cm) on parts of the US Midwest, cancelling 1,100 flights, before heading to mid-Atlantic states.

Why decisive military victories seem to be a thing of the past

New York's Dow Jones share index sets a new all-time high, while London's FTSE 100 closes at it highest level in five years.

The US transport safety authority says it will allow some small knives aboard US flights for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The US Senate panel approves President Obama's nomination of John Brennan to be CIA chief after reviewing White House drone memos.

The FBI is investigating a pilot's report of a small unmanned drone aeroplane in the skies near a major New York City airport.

Los Angeles voters dribble into polling stations in a city election promising the city's most sweeping leadership change in more than a decade.

Canadian-born pop star Justin Bieber apologises to fans for taking the stage late at his sold-out show in London on Monday night.

New York's Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis, as Michelle Fleury reports.

Demolition crews in the US have removed a house to reveal a sinkhole which opened last week, killing a man in his sleep.

A group of ex-US drug enforcement chiefs urge Washington to crack down on marijuana use in two states that recently voted to legalise the drug.

The fossilised remains of a giant species of camel have been unearthed in Canada's High Arctic.

Can music help to treat ADHD?

Teen pop idol Justin Bieber has apologised after he appeared onstage for a concert at London's O2 Arena almost two hours late.

A man who spent almost 20 years on the run in the US is jailed for five years for stealing a security van containing £1.2m in Suffolk.

The US and China reach a tentative deal on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test, UN diplomats say.

Hundreds of parents were forced to take their children home from a Justin Bieber concert before the singer even came on stage on Monday night, after he turned up two hours late.