Obama: EU 'must focus on growth' Speaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery.
China activist Chen lands in US Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis.
Sri Lanka general to be released Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa has signed papers to free his political rival General Sarath Fonseka from prison - three years after the end of the civil war.
Serbian voters to elect president Voters in Serbia have a choice between a reformist and a nationalist as they elect a president, months after winning EU candidate status.
Benghazi votes in local elections Residents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s.
French rally car crash kills two A rally car ploughs into spectators in the Var region of southern France, killing a marshal and one other person, and injuring 17.
School bomb kills girl in Italy A bomb outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi kills a teenage girl and injures five other people as children gather for classes.
Powerful car bomb hits Syria city At least nine people are killed and dozens injured after a powerful car bomb explodes in eastern Syria, officials say.
China tunnel explosion 'kills 20' An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.
Dominican vote likely to be close Two veteran politicians contest elections in the Dominican Republic after a presidential campaign dominated by concerns over rising food and fuel costs.
Bombs kill soldiers in Mogadishu Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters.
Fourth Mexican officer detained A fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels.
Facebook boss in surprise wedding Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ends a hectic week by getting married to long -time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony at his home.
Inside world's ?priciest house? The first pictures are released showing inside the "world's most expensive house", owned by the Ambani family in Mumbai.
Aborted lift-off for spaceship The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.
Chinese activist ends odyssey in US Departure of Chen and his family brings to an end the worst diplomatic spat between Beijing and Washington in over a decade
Spain hit by rise in bad bank loans Value of bad loans held by banking sector increased a third during the past year to ?148bn and accounted for 8.4% of their entire loan portfolios
Brazil stimulus fails to raise growth Contraction makes Brazil?s growth second slowest in Latin America and comes as Asia?s major emerging markets, China and India, are also decelerating
President plays up image as ?Mr Normal? New French president seeks to fulfil his promise to voters after the ?bling-bling? image of his unpopular predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy
Moderate Islamist aims to heal Egypt?s rifts Aboul Fotouh?s critics, and even some supporters, say that by seeking to appeal to all the major constituencies he has failed to satisfy any of them
Obama ground forces braced for air war President?s team says massive grassroots campaign will be needed to withstand bombardment of negative attack ads from Romney and super-Pacs
Osaka mayor has old guard running scared The blunt nationalist, who has divided opinion, will have to get things done in his city if he is to retain the backing of Japanese voters
China jails leader of smuggling ring China has jailed Lai Changxing, its most notorious fugitive, for life after finding him guilty of smuggling and bribing regional officials
Autistic Young Adults Struggle after High School About 500,000 autistic kids in the US will reach adulthood in the next decade, but their employment and educational prospects look bleak. Data from 2007 and 2008 show that two years after completing high school, more than half of those with autism had yet to get a job and had received no postsecondary education. Though things did improve the longer they were out of high school, 35 percent still had never had a paying job and had received no further education nearly seven years after graduation. Discuss
EU Attacks Pirate Bases Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant issue, particularly in the waters off the coast of Somalia, where the hijacking of commercial vessels and their crew for exorbitant ransoms is becoming an increasingly frequent occurrence. Military vessels from countries around the globe have long patrolled the dangerous waters, and now the EU is taking the fight to the pirates’ doorsteps. In an effort to deny the pirates a safe haven on shore and to disrupt their operations, EU forces conducted their first raid on pirate bases on the mainland. The strike destroyed a key supply center and rendered at least five of the pirates’ fast attack vessels inoperable.
War Crimes Trial of Ratko Mladic Underway The trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia," began yesterday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. He was charged with 11 counts of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity for his actions during the three-year conflict, particularly his orchestration of the 1995 massacre of some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica and the 44-month siege of Sarajevo, during which an estimated 10,000 civilians died. After the war, Mladic went into hiding and spent 15 years on the run before being captured in 2011. He faces life in prison if convicted.
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