Record closing high for US shares
Shares on Wall Street race to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank will continue supporting the economy.
Vatican denies 'exorcism' by Pope
The Vatican denies reports Pope Francis performed an exorcism, after pictures showed a man apparently reacting as he was prayed for.
Spain's Benat Intxausti wins stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall control of the race.
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 revealed by Yahoo
Yahoo revamps its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage if they accept adverts.
2013 cold start may mean fruit boom
UK fruit growers could enjoy a much better harvest of apples and pears this year, following the dismal crop in 2012, experts believe.
Aston Martin's birthday gift
The new CC100 Speedster evokes the British marque’s 1957 DBR1 racer
Fancy footwork in Rio’s favelas
Brazil’s life-changing dance craze
Animals named after famous people
Weird and wonderful celebrity-christened species
New Mexico’s hospital turned hotel
Would you sleep where others have been saved?
Cuando un fenómeno de la magnitud del de Oklahoma llega a tierra, no hay mucho que se pueda hacer, le explicó a la BBC un meteorólogo. "Lo único posible es refugiarse bajo tierra o huir de su camino".
5月3日在京温商城堕下死亡的安徽女子袁丽亚的男友彭某等13人，因涉嫌在网上散布谣言已被警方拘捕。
سوريا تطالب الأمم المتحدة بوضع حد لما سمته الانتهاكات الإسرائيلية لاتفاقية فض الاشتباك في الجولان، ورئيس الأركان الإسرائيلي ينذر الرئيس السوري "بعواقب وخيمة" في حال استمرار إطلاق النار على المواقع الإسرائيلية في الهضبة المحتلة.
وزارت کشور ایران اسامی نامزدهای تأیید صلاحیت شده انتخابات ریاست جمهوری را اعلام کرد. نام اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی و اسفندیار رحیم مشایی در جمع تأیید صلاحیت شدگان نیست.
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.
Market musings
Discover food stands and film screenings in Vancouver’s night market.
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