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'Maoist rebels' kill 17 in India

At least 17 people, including a senior leader of India's governing Congress party, are killed after their convoy was attacked by Maoist rebels, officials say.

Thousands complete Boston Marathon

Thousands of runners complete the final mile of Boston Marathon, five weeks after they were forced to abandon the race after two bombs exploded.

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.

Abu Nusaybah, amigo de Michael Adebolajo, uno de los sospechosos del ataque en Londres el miércoles, fue arrestado tras conceder una entrevista a la BBC.

星期六在英国举行的欧冠决赛，拜仁慕尼黑以2:1击败了多特蒙德，第五次夺得欧冠冠军杯。

حسن نصر الله، الأمين العام لحزب الله اللبناني، يتعهد "بالنصر" في الصراع المسلح الدائر في سوريا بين حليفه الرئيس بشار الأسد والمعارضة السورية التي تسعى للإطاحة بحكمه.

حسن نصرالله، رهبر حزب الله لبنان، به هوادارانش وعده پیروزی در سوریه را داده است. جنبش حزب الله از بشار اسد، رئیس جمهور سوریه، حمایت می کند. شورشیان سوریه در شهر قصیر می گویند که هدف آتش سنگین نیروی‌های دولتی و پیکارجویان حزب الله قرار گرفته اند.