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Mubarak jailed for protest deathsEgypt"s ex-President Hosni Mubarak lays on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012

Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak is jailed for life over the killing of demonstrators last year, but the acquittal of key aides sparks calls for protests.

A gunman is seen near a burning building during clashes that erupted in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Saturday, June 2, 2012.Deadly Lebanon clashes over Syria

At least seven people are killed and many injured in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, as clashes erupt linked to unrest across the border in Syria.

The Queen in the royal balcony at EpsomQueen starts Jubilee festivities

Queen Elizabeth launches four days of events in the UK and the Commonwealth to celebrate 60 years since she became monarch.

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