Britain's Queen Elizabeth takes to the River Thames in a special barge as part of a 1,000-boat flotilla celebrating her 60-year reign.
Egypt candidate attacks Islamist
Presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, a former PM under ex-president Mubarak, hits out at his Islamist rival amid protests at the Mubarak trial verdicts.
Japan 'doomsday cult member' held
A woman who may be a Japanese cult member wanted for the 1995 gas attacks on the Tokyo subway has been arrested, Japanese media say.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is two sets up after battling wins for Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, but Victoria Azarenka is out.
TV star Richard Dawson dies at 79
Richard Dawson, the English-born actor and TV host who found fame in the US at the helm of game show Family Feud and in sitcom Hogan's Heroes, dies.
Early birth 'risks mental health'
Being born prematurely is linked to an increased risk of a range of mental health problems later in life, according to researchers.
Microsoft previews latest Windows
Microsoft is launching the most complete preview yet of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, the biggest redesign since Windows 95.
'No signal' from targeted ET hunt
Astronomers use a high-resolution radio technique for the first time to hunt for signals from potentially habitable planets - but turn up nothing.
The train that could speed from Europe to the US in an hour
Debunking myths about the so-called 'developing world'
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Crowds line the route of the Olympic torch relay between Belfast and Portrush.







El 60% de la Armada estadounidense estará desplegada en la región de Asia-Pacífico en 2020, mientras que China observa con recelo y otros países contribuyen a la proliferación de submarinos.
英国举行女王钻禧庆典,BBC中文网记者立行参加伦敦街头聚餐活动时遇王储查尔斯王子。
الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد يقول إن بلاده تتعرض لحملة خارجية لإضعافها ويتعهد بمواجهة الإرهاب، والرياض تتهم الأسد بالمماطلة لكسب الوقت، وكلينتون تواصل ضغوطها على روسيا لحل الأزمة في سوريا.
گزارشها از نیجریه حاکی از سقوط یک هواپیمای مسافربری در یک منطقه مسکونی پرجمعیت در لاگوس، بزرگترین شهر آن کشور است.
Holidaying with the enemy
Four years after they first invaded South Ossetia, Georgia the Russians are back again - this time as tourists, sampling the country's wine and hospitality.
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