Egypt's prime minister orders the suspension of police accused of killing protesters during the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

UN refugee agency head Antonio Guterres tells the BBC he wants international agencies to go into Somalia to help drought victims.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos condemns Farc rebel attacks on five towns, which have left at least three people dead and many more injured.

A powerful earthquake hits the same area of north-east Japan that was devastated four months ago, but fears of a tsunami prove unfounded.

The pace of growth of imports to China slows down in June as the government's efforts to rein in growth hit domestic demand.

The Australian government unveils plans to slap a tax on carbon emissions for the country's worst polluters from next year.

International scientists based in Scotland decode the full DNA sequence of the potato, one of the world's most important staple crops, for the first time.

A US businessman is rewarded for his loyalty to one single airline company after accumulating 10 million air miles.