Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.

Police in New Zealand name nine people, including four foreigners, who died when a light aircraft crashed after taking off from Fox Glacier on Saturday.

Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue.

A fourth Pakistan cricketer is being investigated by cricket's governing body, claims the News of the World.

Wayne Rooney may not travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier because of newspaper reports about his private life, BBC Radio 5 live understands.

Escaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario, Canada

An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says.

Five-time champion Roger Federer cruises into the fourth round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.

Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside.

Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.

The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.

A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.

A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 18 people.

Prosecutors in Bahrain accuse 23 Shia activists of forming a "terrorist network" aiming to overthrow the Gulf state's Sunni-dominated government.

Tropical Storm Earl reaches Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian coast, with hundreds of thousands of people experiencing power cuts.

Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mystery of young women's disappearances in Ciudad Juarez

How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating

Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground.

Former UN chief nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei accuses Egypt's government of being behind a campaign to smear his family.