UK ministers travel to Latin American to try to attract potential students to come and study in British universities.

Olympic dreams of Senegal's women wrestlers

The first sex manual for ultra-Orthodox Jews

Tina Maggio and Gina Ranieri-Bender are identical twins who care for the dying in a hospital facility in Baltimore.

The BBC has obtained video footage which shows the Burmese police standing by as shops, homes and mosques are looted and burnt, and failing to intervene as Buddhist mobs, including monks, kill fleeing Muslims.

The BBC has obtained video footage which shows the Burmese police standing by as shops, homes and mosques are looted and burnt, and failing to intervene as Buddhist mobs, including monks, kill fleeing Muslims.

The coming end of EU work restrictions for people from Romania and Bulgaria is having little impact on their plans to move, BBC surveys suggest.

The Chinese scissor-maker that has survived for 350 years

More than 200 people are now known to be dead or missing after Saturday's earthquake in China. The authorities in Sichuan province say more than 11,000 people have been injured.

A new rocket launches from the US eastern seaboard to prove its readiness to help service the International Space Station (ISS).

At least 45,000 people attend the last big rally against same-sex marriage and adoption in Paris before the bill is expected to become law.

Polls have now closed in Paraguay in a presidential election seen as key to restoring democratic credentials after a disputed impeachment.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez apologises for his "inexcusable behaviour" after biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.

Quake-hit Sichuan still waiting for promised aid

The mother of a Swansea man who was suffering from measles when he died has spoken of the family's devastation.

The former Kent youth police and crime commissioner will not face prosecution over comments she made on Twitter, police say.

The brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings were probably planning further attacks, the city's chief police officer says.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says Manchester United deserve to win the Premier League title.

Tens of thousands of runners take part in the London Marathon, with a 30-second silence at the start and black ribbons worn as solidarity with those affected by the Boston bombs.

The Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, says his country has "vast improvements" to make on women's safety, as Delhi saw more protests following the rape of a child.