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French PM Francois Fillon says there were no grounds for arresting Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah before he shot dead seven people.

Robert Bales, the US soldier suspected of killing Afghan civilians, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, the US Army says.

The proportion of shops in Britain lying empty hit a new record, a further sign of a difficult start to the year for retailers.

President Obama nominates Korean-born US academic Jim Yong Kim as his surprise choice to head the World Bank, as two other candidates are named.

Investors are using web-based tracker tools to put their money into online scams in the hope of cashing out before the schemes collapse, research suggests.

A court has heard that two British men shot dead in Florida last April were found with their shirts off and trousers round their thighs.

Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand talks to Leon Mann about an agency he is helping that is teaching young footballers how to use modern media.

Indigenous people from Ecuador's Amazon region stage a march against mining plans, as government supporters hold their own rally in favour.

The world's longest wedding dress train, President Obama look-a-likes and panda poo tea.

The Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli sagas would never have happened under the Manchester United manager, says Bryan Robson.

Whitney Houston's death was caused by accidental drowning, but her chronic use of cocaine was also a factor, a coroner rules.

Video footage has been released of a US Apache helicopter which went out of control and crashed into a mountain in Afghanistan in February.

Irish political party Fianna Fail says it will seek to expel former leader and prime minister Bertie Ahern in the wake of the Mahon Tribunal.

Sportswear group Nike says its profits have risen as demand for its shoes outstripped rising costs.

A 27-year-old man is charged with causing death by dangerous driving on the A55 in Gwynedd.

Mayor Boris Johnson's campaign website is "misleading" the public on crime figures, a statistician tells BBC London.

A Florida police chief and a prosecutor step aside amid criticism of the investigation into the shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.

Doctors are to meet to discuss whether footballers should have more heart screenings following Fabrice Muamba's cardiac arrest.

A massive boulder, which broke off a hillside, has crushed a house and cars in Ohio.

Europe's ATV space freighter blasts off from Kourou in French Guiana on a mission to resupply the International Space Station.