Yemen plane's black box located
One of the flight recorders from the Yemeni plane which crashed in the Indian Ocean has been located, French officials say.

UN begins Bhutto killing inquiry
A United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is to begin.

Vegetarians 'avoid more cancers'
Vegetarians are generally less likely to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a study concludes.

Deadline for Honduras over leader
The Organization of American States gives the interim government of Honduras three days to restore ousted President Zelaya to power.

Democrats win crucial Senate seat
The US Democratic Party wins the last undecided seat in the Senate, giving it control of a crucial 60 votes in the chamber.

North Korean ship 'turned around'
A North Korean ship being tracked on suspicion of carrying weapons to Burma is reported to have turned around.

Iran leader cancels Africa visit
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cancels his trip to an African Union summit in Libya, without giving any reason.

'Ugly' fruit back on sale in EU
Oddly-shaped fruit and veg is going on sale again in the EU, after the European Commission abolished strict marketing rules.

Cost of texting abroad comes down
A cap on the cost of sending a text message while abroad in the European Union comes into force for the first time.

Final roll of the dice for gamblers as Russia closes city casinos
A new law comes into effect in Russia, confining gambling to four far-flung regions of the country.

Daily sex improves sperm quality, fertility conference told
Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research finds.

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Valencia joins Man Utd from Wigan
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Murray targets place in last four
Andy Murray will attempt to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time when he takes on Juan Carlos Ferrero on Centre Court on Wednesday.

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National Express loses rail route
The government is to take the East Coast rail service run by National Express into public ownership.

Guidelines on runaways launched
New guidelines on how young runaways should be helped by local authorities in England are being published.

Moors victim body search called off
The hunt for the last remaining undiscovered victim of Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley is called off.

Two navy shipyards 'could close'
Plans are drawn up for the possible closure of two navy shipyards after aircraft carrier work ends, BBC Scotland learns.

MPs' second jobs to be disclosed
Deadline for new rules requiring MPs to disclose income they receive from second jobs and how long they spend on them.

Police stored DNA with ice cream
West Yorkshire police has been storing some DNA samples from suspects and car crash victims in a freezer also used for ice cream.

Diageo cuts 900 jobs in Scotland
Drinks giant Diageo announces that it is to shed about 900 jobs by closing facilities in Glasgow and Kilmarnock.

British Airways talks continuing
Talks between British Airways and the Unite and GMB unions over cost savings at the airline are set to resume.

Treading carefully
Washington's reaction to the Honduran crisis

Hong Kong worry
Disquiet ahead of annual pro-democracy march

Reach for the top
Afghan climbers aim for cloud nine with historic ascent

Tightening net
Chinese netizens denounce new filtering software

Warning lights
Comorans in France say air safety fears went unheeded

'Damned' in care
Greek psychiatric patients still tied to their beds

Fury at Rwanda sterilisation bill
Rwanda is urged to drop a draft law which would forcibly sterilise people who are mentally disabled.

Private funeral held for Fawcett
Friends and relatives of Farrah Fawcett hold a private funeral for the US actress, who died of cancer.

HK marks 12 years of Chinese rule
Hong Kong marks 12 years of Chinese rule with official celebrations ahead of an anti-government rally.

Greece acts to stub out smoking
Greece - the EU's heaviest-smoking nation - introduces a ban on smoking in all public places.

Israel downplays settlement rift
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak denies an impasse over settlements as talks with the US envoy end without agreement.

Unicef plea for Pakistan refugees
A senior UN official makes an urgent plea for more money to support the displaced in north-west Pakistan.

US judge overturns Stanford bail
Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford is ordered to remain in jail until his fraud trial begins, as a US judge overturns a bail ruling.

'IVF success blood test hope'
Researchers have raised the prospect of a simple test to show whether fertility treatment is likely to work.

Jacksons 'not ready' for funeral
Michael Jackson's father says the family are waiting for the results of a second post mortem before finalising funeral plans.

Tags to help solve puffin decline
Scientists hope hi-tech tags will help reveal why puffin numbers at one of the UK's key colonies has fallen by a third.

Workplaces set to get 'smarter'
Technology will ensure that the office of the future is full of sensors that help workers be very productive, suggests a report.