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Egyptians are queuing for a second day to vote in the country's first free presidential elections, as a row erupts between two of the main candidates.

Senior Conservative sources say the party's MPs will be allowed a free vote on legalising marriage for same-sex couples.

South Africa's ruling party takes legal action to try and remove a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma from public view.

Talks on Iran's nuclear programme end with "significant differences", EU officials in Baghdad say, but the two sides agree to meet again in Moscow in June.

Photographing a time of economic change

The troubled genius of James Brown

How a giant touchscreen is teaching surgeons

China says it will take measures to boost demand and sustain growth amid fears of a slowdown in its economy.

Restoring the film-maker's nine silent films

A 122-year-old, 6,200-tonne building in Zurich has been moved 60 metres westward to make way for the expansion of a nearby railway.

Human rights campaigners in Azerbaijan have been using the run up to the Eurovision final to stage further protests against the country's poor human rights record.

Conservationists condemn a plan they say would allow buzzard nests to be destroyed and the birds to be captured, to protect pheasant shoots.

Care must be taken not to spread deep-sea creatures around the world during exploration of the remote ocean floor, scientists caution.

The beautiful European city where moaning is a way of life

EU leaders express support for keeping Greece in the eurozone while demanding that it stick with tough budget discipline.

Babies who are delivered through Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born traditionally, US research suggests.

People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany.

A growing number of primary care trusts are placing restrictions on access to eye surgery, figures obtained by campaigners show.

Scotland will become the first place in the UK to introduce minimum drink pricing, after MSPs passed the plan at parliament.

The pro-democracy protests of 2011 were let down by states putting self-interest before human rights, Amnesty International says in its annual report.