Australia's navy is investigating claims sailors competed with each other to bed female crew, for cash prizes.

One of the child stars of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire moves from his Mumbai shanty dwelling into a new home.

The Italian city of Venice launches what is believed to be the most extensive wireless internet system in Europe.

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Sri Lanka reduce Pakistan to 15-2 by close of play after being held to 292 all out on the first day of their first Test.

Russia, China and the US call for calm after North Korea test-fires a series of missiles off its east coast, defying UN sanctions.

The first stage of the Tour de France is a time trial in Monaco - with Lance Armstrong making his return to the race.

The British and Irish Lions look for a consolation victory in the third and final Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

Serena Williams beats sister Venus in straight sets to win her third Wimbledon title.

UK forces in Afghanistan are paying a high price as the Taliban fight back with deadly weapons. Caroline Wyatt, just back from Helmand province, says it is a critical time.

As President Barack Obama heads to Moscow to try to rebuild ties that have reached Cold War depths, Rupert Wingfied-Hayes tries to judge the the US leader's uphill task.

A conservative Iranian daily says the main protest leader should be tried for treason for inciting unrest after June's elections.

The US military says two of its soldiers have been killed in a sustained attack on a military base in eastern Afghanistan.

Ex-UK brewery produces 'Pride of Pyongyang' beer

Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to visitors

Nine Chechen police are killed in Russia's volatile republic of Ingushetia in one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.

Kiev questions future of damaged Lenin statue

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Residents of Tonnerre hope tourism will grow in the days and months that follow the arrival of the Tour de France for the first time in the sleepy French town, says the BBC's Sean Fanning.

British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.

A staff member at the British Embassy in Iran is to face trial on security charges, reports suggest.

North Korea test-fires seven short-range missiles in an apparent act of defiance on America's Independence Day.

Kenya and the ICC agree a new deadline to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election violence.

Twelve alleged Serbian Muslim radicals are jailed for up to 13 years for plotting attacks.

UK teenagers take up Japan's fashion rebellion

Honduras' high court rejects a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.

An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.

The African Union halts co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its war-crimes charges against Sudan's leader.

Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A determined Andy Murray shrugs off his Wimbledon semi-final disappointment and sets his sights on winning the US Open.

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More than half a million Michael Jackson fans have already applied for 17,500 free tickets to the singer's public memorial service next week.

Sri Lanka face Pakistan in Galle in the first match of a three-Test series.

An Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe resolution equating Nazi and Soviet roles in WWII angers Russia.

Concern grows over fate of Iranian protesters

Legal wrangles may lie ahead over Jackson's children

BBC visits Somalia's radical guerrillas al-Shabab

Russian PM Vladimir Putin urges the US to shelve its missile defence shield, as Barack Obama prepares to visit Moscow.

Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide.

Up to 26 Pakistani soldiers are feared dead after an army transport helicopter crashes in a tribal region, officials say.

The Comoros will mourn the victims of this week's plane crash for 30 days, the president of Indian Ocean nation announces.

Five European governments are due to sign an agreement on 13 July for a major new pipeline from Central Asia.

Roger Federer beats Tommy Haas in straight sets to reach a seventh consecutive Wimbledon final and close in on a record 15th Grand Slam title.

The number of deaths after a train carrying gas tanks exploded in northern Italy on Monday rises to 21.

Visiting Burma's military rulers is a gamble for UN chief

Nigeria, Niger and Algeria agree to build a giant multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline across the Sahara desert.

US Vice-President Joe Biden holds talk with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad as part of his role to oversee the US departure.

Serena Williams ends her sister's recent dominance at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over Venus that gives her a third title.

Influential Catholic group lifts veil on its activities