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The US Senate blocks by 51 votes to 45 the Buffett Rule, President Barack Obama's proposal to raise tax rates for top earners to at least 30%.

The Commonwealth's human rights watchdog criticises an investigation set up by the Maldives to investigate a recent alleged coup.

The Blue Knights consortium seeking to gain control of Rangers says it is "stepping back" from the process.

A work of art by Sussex students is being created as a tribute to the Queen and the nation's favourite breakfast in Diamond Jubilee year.

A pair of spectacles, four beer barrels and a bicycle repair kit are among 23 items stolen from Westminster since June 2011, government figures reveal.

More than 4,000 runners drop out of the Boston marathon as unexpectedly warm weather prompts the defending champion to halt after 18 miles.

With the latest unemployment figures due to be released in the next few days, Anna Adams reports from Newcastle where the economic climate is being particularly felt hard by the city's jobless.

Prisoners at a jail in north-eastern Brazil release more than 100 people taken hostage, as the authorities say they will investigate their complaints.

Jim Yong Kim, a US health expert, is chosen to take over as the new president of the World Bank, after a challenge from Nigeria's finance minister.

UK Border Agency staff make five arrests ahead of a wedding ceremony in Larne, County Antrim.

BBC finds fear and defiance in war-torn Syrian province

A key Euro MP strongly advises the European Parliament to reject the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

Suspended Labour peer Lord Ahmed has told the BBC he is "shocked and horrified" at claims that he called for a £10m bounty for the capture of US Presidents Obama and Bush.

One of the 2012 Olympic torch relay sponsors unveils its fleet of support vehicles.

One of two footballers accused of raping a woman "too drunk to consent" told police she was "in control of her actions," a jury hears.

As UN observers within Syria report that some shelling is still occurring in the country, BBC correspondent Ian Pannell managed to get inside Idlib province and joined rebels fighting Assad's troops.

Argentina says it is to take a controlling interest in oil company YPF, a subsidiary of Spanish firm Repsol, despite objections from the EU.

Manchester City trio David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Joe Hart are among the six nominees for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.

A female pedestrian in her seventies has been killed and another has been seriously injured after a car hit a shop in north Wales, say police.

Cadbury's famous Milk Tray chocolates have been the subject of criticism recently, with reports of a number of consumers claiming they don't taste like they used to.