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- Outrage grows over Syria massacre
- The US condemns the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla as the UK Foreign Secretary calls for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
- Nato strike 'kills Afghan family'
- A Nato air strike has killed eight members of a family in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, according to local officials.
- Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia gig
- Lady Gaga cancels a concert in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, citing security concerns, after protests by religious groups.
- Sweden wins Eurovision contest
- Sweden's Loreen wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, with UK entry Engelbert Humperdinck finishing 25th out of 26.
- Mali rebels agree to Sharia state
- Two rebel groups that seized northern Mali two months ago agree to merge and turn their territory into an Islamist state, both sides say.
- China rape arrest after web anger
- Chinese authorities arrest a former Communist Party official on suspicion of raping girls, after an outcry on microblogs.
- Salafists clash in Tunisian town
- Hundreds of ultra-conservative Salafists clash with security forces, attack a police station and damage shops selling alcohol in a Tunisian town.
- Cable: 'Don't lecture eurozone'
- The UK should learn from Germany's successful economy, rather than lecturing the eurozone, Business Secretary Vince Cable says.
- Leftist seeks Egypt vote recount
- The candidate who is said to have come third - missing out on a run-off - in Egypt's historic election demands a recount, citing "violations".
- Pope's butler charged over leaks
- The Pope's butler has been charged over the suspected leaking of confidential documents, as it steps up an inquiry into media leaks.
- Chile mine destroys Peruvian car
- A Peruvian car is destroyed and its driver is killed by a landmine in northern Chile after crossing the border illegally.
- Algerian lawmakers stage walkout
- More than 60 Algerian lawmakers walk out of the inaugural session of parliament in protest at alleged fraud in elections two weeks ago.
- VIDEO: Buddhism in South Korea under scrutiny
- South Korea is preparing to celebrate the birthday of Buddha, but the role of monks in the country has been questioned after recent scandals.
- VIDEO: Cheese producers hit by Italy quake
- A week after a powerful earthquake hit northern Italy, Parmesan farmers are feeling the economic repercussions.
- VIDEO: Cruise ship's brush with a bridge
- A newly built cruise liner collided with a bridge in Eastern China.
- VIDEO: One-minute World News
- Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
- VIDEO: Where the world's ships go to die
- Although dangerous and potentially poisonous work, ship-breaking is big business in poverty-stricken Bangladesh, as a BBC film crew discovers.
- VIDEO: Astronauts praise Dragon craft
- The California SpaceX company has seen its unmanned Dragon cargo ship attach successfully to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time.
- VIDEO: Eurovision Song Contest won by Sweden
- Loreen has triumphed for Sweden at the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, with her club track Euphoria.
- VIDEO: The elusive craft of conducting
- One of the youngest music directors in the world Alexander Shelley sheds light on the intriguing art of conducting.
- Spain's Bankia vows transparency
- The head of Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, promises greater transparency after announcing 3bn-euro losses and asking for a state bailout.
- Apple's boss rejects $75m payout
- Apple's boss, Tim Cook, turns down a payout worth about $75m (£48m) that he was due from the technology giant's upcoming dividend.
- Cookie law set to come into force
- Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors.
- New Facebook app copies Instagram
- The social network's new photography app appears to replicate many features of Instagram which it is buying for $1bn.
- Lawsuits over ad-skipping TV box
- Satellite broadcaster clashes with US TV networks over a set-top box that strips ads out of recorded programmes
- BBC presenter held in Zimbabwe
- BBC Radio 3 classical music presenter Petroc Trelawny is arrested in Zimbabwe for not having a work permit.
- Nations 'wasting time' on climate
- The latest round of UN climate talks makes little progress against a "coalition of the unwilling", observers say.
- Brazil forest bill part-vetoed
- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vetoed some of the articles in the controversial forest code, which environmentalists say could speed up deforestation.
- Male 'contraceptive gene' found
- It may be possible to develop a new form of male contraceptive after researchers in Edinburgh identified a critical gene for the production of healthy sperm.
- 'Emergency plan' to beat polio
- Tackling polio has entered "emergency mode" according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease.
- 'Oldest' runner, 101, at marathon
- The world's oldest marathon runner is set to join more than 27,000 runners on the streets of the Scottish capital at the 10th Edinburgh Marathon Festival.
- Japan's fugitive penguin caught
- A young penguin which escaped from a Tokyo aquarium is caught after more than two months on the loose in the Japanese capital.
- Nations to share giant telescope
- The Square Kilometre Array - one of the great scientific projects of the 21st Century - will be hosted by both Africa and Australasia.
- India PM in historic Burma visit
- Manmohan Singh begins an official visit to Burma, the first by an Indian prime minister for 25 years, aiming to deepen trade and diplomatic ties.
- Finland gunman in deadly rampage
- A teenager is arrested after two people are killed and several others wounded in an apparently random shooting in southern Finland.
- Colombia troops jailed for murder
- Six Colombian soldiers are jailed for killing a man and passing him off as a guerrilla killed in combat, in order to gain extra holiday and promotion.
- Iran enrichment 'at higher level'
- Iran has enriched uranium at more than 20% at its Fordo nuclear site, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog suggests.
- Patz suspect charged with murder
- The man held over the 1979 vanishing of six-year-old Etan Patz in New York is charged with one count of second-degree murder.
- Hague steps up pressure on Syria
- Foreign Secretary William Hague summons the most senior Syrian diplomat in the UK to the Foreign Office, as pressure is stepped up over the massacre in Houla.
- Warsi's expenses under scrutiny
- The co-chairwoman of the Conservative Party is involved in a dispute over whether she paid rent while staying at a house in London, for which she claimed expenses.
- Clegg: Protest scared neighbours
- Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says that he hopes that the protest outside his London home will not force his family to "retreat behind battlements".
- TV stars ready for Baftas show
- Small screen stars are gearing up for the annual TV Bafta awards, to be held later, with Fred West drama Appropriate Adult leading the nominations.
- Week in pictures: 19-25 May 2012
- News photos from around the world
- Day in pictures: 25 May 2012
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- Star Wars: Wales' hidden history
- Wales' hidden history
- Your pictures: Canada
- Readers' photos on the theme Canada
- Day in pictures: 24 May 2012
- 24 hours of news photos: 24 May 2012
- In pictures: Egypt votes for second day
- Landmark election
- In pictures: Egypt votes
- Images from the streets of Cairo as polls open
- Day in pictures: 23 May 2012
- 24 hours of news photos: 23 May
- Fading optimism of the Arab Spring
- The long hard road ahead for the Arab Spring
- My friend the assassin
- The moment the hated Nazi Heydrich met his downfall
- In pictures: Eurovision 2012
- Pyrotechnics, power ballads and kitsch at Eurovision in Baku
- 'An old man at just 22'
- When does exercise become bad for you?
- A border caught up in a time warp
- The sleepy frontier community on the India-Burma border
- Regional rise of the Muslim Brotherhood
- Regional rise of Muslim Brotherhood appears irresistible
- A Point of View: I'm not toasting [insert head-of-state here]
- Why Will Self won't drink a toast to the Queen or any head of state
- Mount Everest's continuing pull
- Are there too many people trying to scale Everest?
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