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Up to 200 people are forced to leave a train in south-east London after a small fire on board but there are no reports of injuries.

A photo of a foetus whose mother was forced to have an abortion while seven months pregnant shocks Chinese web users and sparks an inquiry.

A ceremony has been held in the Falkland Islands to pay tribute to those who died during the conflict with Argentina.

Manager Harry Redknapp leaves Tottenham Hotspur after almost four years in charge at White Hart Lane.

The final round of voting in Egypt's historic presidential election is just days away and voters are facing a stark choice at the ballot box.

The crisis-struck Spanish and Cypriot governments' credit ratings are cut by Moody's, leaving Spain just above "junk" levels.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi warns against ignoring workers' rights in a speech at the UN on her first trip to Europe in 24 years.

Current partner of French President Francois Hollande, Valerie Trierweiler, has used Twitter to back an opponent of his ex-partner in elections on Sunday.

Andy Murray insists his shock defeat by Nicolas Mahut at the Aegon Championships will not affect his chances of winning Wimbledon.

It's well known that Republican contender for the US presidency Mitt Romney is a Mormon, but not that his family was converted to the faith in England, 175 years ago.

Mario Gomez gives the Netherlands a lesson in finishing as Germany leave their rivals on the brink of an early exit from Euro 2012.

A sandstorm swept across the beach in Barcelona on Tuesday.

US prosecutors drop campaign finance fraud charges against former Senator John Edwards, following after a jury deadlock and mistrial.

The Olympic flame has been used to light a cauldron in the shadows of Edinburgh castle, at the end of day 26 of the torch relay.

A Montreal teacher is suspended after showing his students a video believed to show the murder of Jun Lin.

England manager Roy Hodgson admits his side lack attacking potency without Wayne Rooney, who is serving a two-match ban.

A biofuel venture set up by Shell in Brazil is to give up plans to buy sugar cane grown illegally in ancestral indigenous lands.

Scientists decode the genetics of the bonobo, the last great ape to have its DNA sequence laid bare for comparison with humans.

Golf's elite players reconvene for the year's second major on Thursday when the 112th US Open begins in San Francisco and BBC Sport assesses the leading contenders

Scottish sprint legend Allan Wells carries the Olympic flame as it makes its way towards England.