The state of Arkansas enacts the strictest anti-abortion law in the US, defying the governor's warning it would draw the state into litigation.

A 22-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death schoolgirl Christina Edkins on a rush-hour bus in Birmingham remains in custody.

Award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel defends her comments about the Duchess of Cambridge, saying "I have absolutely nothing to apologise for".

Leaders from Latin America and beyond gather in the Venezuelan capital Caracas for the state funeral of President Hugo Chavez.

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg's interview with Mikhail Gorbachev ended with an impromptu sing song

The output of the UK's construction sector dropped sharply in January compared with a year earlier, latest official figures show.

Nine South African policemen are formally charged with murder after a taxi driver was dragged behind a police van and later found dead.

Passengers on the lower deck of a bus where a girl was stabbed to death heard screaming but thought it was teenagers messing about, police say.