MI5 'approached London attack suspect'
UK security service MI5 asked London street attack suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them half a year ago, a childhood friend claims.
French army to begin Mali pullout
France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.
Outgoing chief executive David Gill says "every bit of work" is being done to resolve Wayne Rooney's future.
Red Bull say F1 is no longer real racing. Are they right? BBC Sport's chief F1 writer Andrew Benson tries to find out.
Lesbian drama is Cannes favourite
An intimate love story between two young women receives rave reviews in Cannes days before the winner of the Palme d'Or is announced.
Neuron growth 'cuts memory space'
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.
Faltering Facebook phone is delayed
Social networking giant postpones the launch of its "Facebook phone" after negative feedback and disappointing sales.
Cockroaches evolving to evade traps
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
What makes British art ‘British’?
Walk through Tate’s ‘triumphant’ re-hang
Zapping bacteria the wireless way
New remote-controlled, dissolvable implants
Jersey Shore reopens post Sandy
Beaches reopen after seven months of build
El centro de los horrores del Holocausto judío fue visitado por un grupo de imanes, jeques y profesores de distintas partes del mundo como parte de un programa para estrechar relaciones entre judíos y musulmanes.
中国媒体引海南省检察院消息指出,“小学校长带女生开房”案两名疑犯将被起诉涉嫌强奸罪。
المعارضة السورية تقول إنها مستعدة لحضور مؤتمر جنيف المقترح لحل الأزمة في سوريا بشرط أن يتضمن جدول أعماله قضيتين هما : تنحي الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد ووقف العنف.
ارتش نیجریه میگوید در عملیاتی که با اعزام دو هزار سرباز به منطقه صورت گرفته تعدادی از اردوگاههای گروه شبهنظامی "بوکو حرام" را در شمالشرقی این کشور ویران کرده است که برای هماهنگی حملات به مناطق مجاور استفاده می شده است.
Metropolitan world
For the first time in history, more people live in urban centres than the countryside. This change has experts asking: how can we improve the cities of the future?
Art over politics
Michelangelo completed Florence's majestic Medici Chapel during a time of upheaval and unrest, and irrespective of his revolutionary beliefs.
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