Two Peruvians are missing after their hot air balloon fell into the Pacific Ocean, say authorities - but five have been rescued.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is urging vigilance against a new strain of bird flu that has so far killed 23 people.

UK PM David Cameron expresses concern about allegations that three Britons were tortured while in custody in Dubai.

New strains of the parasite that causes malaria are developing a resistance to the drug most widely used against the disease.

A medieval book which popularised the story of King Arthur was probably written in a lost Oxford church, researchers say.

Mark Mardell considers the future of US influence in the world

The rise of video surveillance across the US

The new Dutch king compared with the UK's Queen Elizabeth II

Why do the French put so much faith in graphology?

A ban on the display of cigarettes and other tobacco products in large shops in Scotland comes into force.

The BBC's Kim Gittleson gets exclusive access to the top-secret recipe experimentation room and test kitchen at US food company Magic Seasonings,

Orla Guerin joins Imran Khan on his election campaign train.

US film maker Timothy Tracy, accused of fomenting post-election violence in Venezuela, is formally charged by a court in Caracas.

Gareth Bale is the third man to be named PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year in the same season.

The Greek parliament approves 15,000 civil service layoffs in return for more EU/IMF bailout money, as hundreds protest in the streets outside.

The office of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi suggests a compromise may have been reached to end a crisis over the judiciary.

Asia's chat apps set their sights on global success

Venezuela's electoral body says a presidential election audit will start on 6 May, but refuses to accept opposition demands for a full vote recount.

A new government is installed in Italy at the presidential palace, but a shooting incident outside the PM's office leaves two police officers wounded.

Men in pick-up trucks bristling with anti-aircraft guns block off Libya's foreign ministry, demanding a jobs ban on Gaddafi-era officials.