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Police in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, are investigating what appears to be a human foot that was sent to the headquarters of the governing federal Conservative Party.

A 33-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murder of a teenager in west Belfast 11 years ago.

President Obama bestows America's highest civilian honour on 13 recipients, including Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and Israeli leader Shimon Peres.

Dozens of aftershocks hit Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region after an earthquake leaves at least 17 people dead and 350 injured.

The company behind the Blackberry smartphone warns it will make a loss in its latest quarter and make "significant" job cuts, as it hires banks to review its business.

Fifth seed Serena Williams is beaten in three sets by Virginie Razzano in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros.

England and Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi has his citing for a dangerous tackle on Danny Care in the Premiership final dismissed.

Groups of Brazilian indigenous people block roads and occupy government buildings, calling for better healthcare in their communities.

Anders Behring Breivik cut himself off from friends in the years leading up to his deadly attacks, according to the testimony of a former friend.

Aung San Suu Kyi has travelled outside Burma for the first time in twenty-four years.

The Olympic torch visits Much Wenlock, Shropshire, whose Games were an Olympic forerunner.

The State of Israel agrees to tacitly recognise for the first time rabbis from non-Orthodox backgrounds and pay the wages of those serving communities.

Malawi is to restore the national rising sun flag scrapped two years ago by the late president as “history cannot be rewritten”, the justice minister tells the BBC.

Spain's Repsol announces it is pulling out of Cuba after failing in its latest attempt to find oil off the island.

The search giant addresses complaints its Chrome OS computer were underpowered with two new models.

Mitt Romney secures his party's nomination for president with a primary win in Texas, making him the first Mormon White House nominee.

The sacked British former chief executive of Olympus who shed light on an accounting scandal settles his claim of unfair dismissal.

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers agrees a three-year deal to succeed Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool manager.

Facebook shares fall to a new low below $29, less than two weeks after its high-profile flotation, as Russia's biggest social network cancels its planned share sale.

Mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington describes his own emotional journey carrying the Olympic torch to the summit of Snowdon, on day 11 of the torch relay.