27/07/2011 (1300 GMT)

The mayor of Kandahar has been killed in a suicide bomb attack. Newshour speaks to Sediq Seddiqi, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry.

Rebecca Kesby speaks to John Armitt, the Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority and Olympic gold-winning triple jumper Jonathan Edwards.

Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has said that the country would firmly defend its democracy, following Friday's bombing and gun attacks.

On the day before the Norwegian attacks, gunman Anders Behring Breivik emailed his "manifesto" to more than 1,000 people. One of those was Belgian MP Tanguy Veys.

The Beijing Olympic Games were certainly spectacular but what kind of the legacy have they left on the Chinese capital?

There has been plenty of enthusiasm for the Games here in London but many are sceptical about what the legacy will be, including Simon Jenkins of The Guardian newspaper.

Rebecca Kesby speaks to Sean McCarthy, the Chairman of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012.

Police in China say they've made a series of arrests in connection with two suspected child smuggling rings.

The British foreign secretary, William Hague, has said Britain will recognise the opposition National Transitional Council in Libya as the country's sole legitimate governing authority.

Living in any metropolis adds fifteen per cent to your wealth according to a study. Professor Marcus du Sautoy of Oxford University explains how the figure was discovered.