The Palestinians are ready to accept a medical examination of the body of former leader Yasser Arafat if his family agrees.
Three musicians from Kenya have been charged for inciting ethnic violence through songs, under laws set up following deadly violence four years ago.
Former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has been confirmed as the new manager of Tottenham following the shock departure of Harry Redknapp last month.
Mali’s interim government has ramped up diplomatic efforts to save the north from militant fighters who have smashed shrines in Timbuktu.
Iran has test-fired a ballistic missile capable of striking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliate if attacked.
The US has moved new forces into the Gulf to keep strategic waterways open and strike deep within Iran in the event of a regional military escalation.
Roger Federer insisted on keeping the Centre Court roof open as long as possible, saying the rain intensified Wimbledon drama despite creating chaos.
A lab test to screen embryos for inherited risk of breast or ovarian cancer is "feasible" but controversy is unlikely to be stilled.
Barclays’s chairperson Marcus Agius has resigned over interest rate rigging accusations as the bank faced possible criminal prosecution.
Police arrested a teenage girl in eastern India on charges of killing her father and brother in a reversal of the usual "honour killing" scenario.