Apple's Tim Cook to defend tax claim
Apple chief executive Tim Cook is expected to defend the tech giant's tax strategy during a Senate grilling.
Suicide inside Notre Dame de Paris
A man has shot himself dead in front of an altar inside the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, police say, forcing its evacuation.
Benat Intxausti wins stage 16 after nearly six hours but Vincenzo Nibali retains his overall lead with another determined ride.
Eric and Ernie's writer Braben dies
Eddie Braben, the writer behind comedy duo Morecombe and Wise, dies at 82.
Deadly virus kills Tunisian man
A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
Flickr revamp unveiled by Yahoo
Yahoo revamps its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage if they accept adverts.
Ant abilities could aid robot design
A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists.
Aston Martin's birthday gift
The new CC100 Speedster evokes the British marque’s 1957 DBR1 racer
Will we ever heal damaged hearts?
Can we repair harm caused by a heart attack?
Walking with Jesus in the Galilee
Israel’s’ Jesus Trail is more than a pilgrimage
Los residentes de Oklahoma City no salen de la conmoción después del tornado que dejó decenas de muertos y una estela de destrucción. BBC Mundo presenta cinco testimonios desde el lugar de la tragedia.
中共机关刊物《求是》杂志属下的半月刊《红旗文稿》刊登署名文章,指出宪政的关键性制度元素和理念只属于资本主义和资产阶级专政,而不属于社会主义人民民主制度。
فرق الإنقاذ تواصل لليوم الثاني البحث عن ناجين من الإعصار العاتي الذي ضرب إحدى ضواحي مدينة أوكلاهوما الاثنين. وقد تأكدت وفاة 24 شخصا بسبب الإعصار حتى الآن.
نیروهای امداد مشغول جستجو برای یافتن بازماندگان احتمالی گردباد شدید اوکلاهماسیتی، در مرکز ایالت اوکلاهمای آمریکا هستند. تا کنون مرگ دستکم ۲۴ نفر تایید شده است.
China in focus
BBC Culture meets Zhangke Jia, whose violent drama of social change in China, A Taste of Sin, appears in the competition at Cannes.
A leaf from nature's book
Modern cities might rely on systems which pollute our world, but that will all change in the capitals of the future, writes Rachel Armstrong.
Roll up to a revamped night market
Cheap trinkets and blingtastic mobile covers make way for steaming new food stands, film screenings and hip stationary in the heart of Vancouver's Chinatown.
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