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Activists report that at least 30 people, including nine members of one family and 12 soldiers, have been killed in separate attacks in Syria.

Today the BBC has launched an online test which looks at how people deal with pressure

Homeland Security is launching its own investigation into the scandal involving 24 members of President Obama's security detail for his trip to Colombia last month.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says there are "clear indications" Farc rebels are holding French journalist Romeo Langlois.

The Scotland Bill, which will give more powers to the Scottish Parliament, is expected to receive Royal Assent later.

David Cameron tells ministers they must admit there is a problem with long immigration queues at Heathrow, as plans for extra staffing are announced.

An 18-year-old man is arrested after alleged racist comments were made about Rangers star Kyle Bartley.

The National Portrait Gallery is to open its Lucian Freud exhibition until midnight for three days to cope with demand.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures....

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, winding up a trip to encourage reforms in Myanmar, praised opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday for supporting democratization by making a political compromise....

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- When Burmese filmmaker Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed homeland, he knew exactly what to base it on: real life....

BEIJING (AP) -- Since blind activist Chen Guangcheng was being held under illegal house arrest by local Chinese officials, his only offense in escaping from his rural home has been to embarrass his captors. Even police in Beijing seem to acknowledge this, saying he broke no laws, according to his supporters....

BURABURI, India (AP) -- Army divers and rescue workers pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's recently ousted opposition leader Tzipi Livni plans to quit parliament on Tuesday but will remain active in politics, a confidant said....

A panel investigating phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid said he is not a "fit and proper person" to run a major international company.

For thousands of youngsters, crucial exams are nigh. Many say the pressure on students should be minimised, but should people just accept it as a fact of life?

Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.

Training begins for a pioneering UK project to search for life in a lake hidden beneath the Antarctic ice-sheet.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand may be one of the most geographically isolated nations on Earth, but its leaders say the country is not immune to the risks of refugees arriving by boat....

LJ Rich reports on why what you do online could result in preferential treatment in shops, restaurants and hotels.