A British risk consultant, Peter Humphrey, is formally arrested by Chinese authorities during an ongoing probe into pharmaceutical firms.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to be put under house arrest following a court order to release him in a corruption case, officials say.

Three inmates are to be charged with taking a prison officer hostage at a maximum security jail near York.

Zimbabwe's long-time leader Robert Mugabe is sworn in again as president, with rival Morgan Tsvangirai boycotting the ceremony over fraud claims.

The scale of the water leaks at Fukushima is much worse than officials have acknowledged to date, say experts.

The UK and 36 other countries urge a tough international response after an alleged chemical arms attack which Syria's opposition says killed hundreds.

Bradley Manning, the US soldier who leaked secret US government documents to Wikileaks, announces he wants to become a woman and be known as Chelsea.

Department store group John Lewis is to spend £40m compensating staff who were inadvertently underpaid for working Sundays and Bank Holidays.