Christian Malcolm misses out on gold by one hundreth of a second as Christophe Lemaitre wins the men's 200m final at the European Championships to complete a sprint double.

British publisher marks 75 years in books

Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.

Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.

Birthday boy James Anderson produces a superb bowling display to put England on top in the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

What could drive a mother to kill a child in first few minutes of life?

A coroner raises ongoing safety fears as an inquest jury blames a points failure for the Potters Bar train crash.

Forest fires kill at least 23 people in central Russia, while a forecast of heavy rain brings relief to Moscow.

The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.

US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 66 service members killed in July.

Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges.

Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.

A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says.

Jessica Ennis continues her heptathlon campaign while British athletes go for a hatful of medals on day four in Barcelona.

Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.

Wild fires have continued to rage in central and western Russia, with more than 20 people now reported to have died.

A top Russian human rights campaigner resigns from her advisory position at the Kremlin amid reports of pressure from hardliners.

Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings.

A US soldier accused of leaking video of a deadly 2007 Iraq helicopter attack to the Wikileaks website is transferred to a Virginia base pending trial.

A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say.