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BBC World News
Explosion and gunfire shake Kabul
There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed by an apparent attack on a security forces building.
Woolwich: Security services defended
The UK government defends the security services against criticism they missed signs which might have helped prevent the murder of a soldier in London.
RAF jets scrambled after incident
RAF Typhoon jets are launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian plane from Pakistan within UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence says.
UN hails 'historic' Obama drone vow
The lawyer leading the UN's inquiry into drones welcomes President Obama's speech as a "significant step towards increased transparency".
Syria 'to attend peace conference'
Russia says the Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference set to be held in Geneva in June.
Powerful quake off Russia east coast
A strong earthquake strikes off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east, but an initial tsunami warning issued by the authorities is lifted.
India soldiers die in Kashmir ambush
Four soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected militants in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.
US road bridge falls into river
The collapse of a road bridge over the Skagit river in the north-west US state of Washington was caused by an oversize lorry's crash, say officials.
'Comfort women' snub Japan mayor
Two South Korean women forced into sexual slavery in WWII cancel a meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, citing fears of "political exploitation".
Cockroaches evolving to evade traps
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
'Poor response' to Iraq abuse claims
The UK government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq is inadequate, the High Court rules, but it stops short of ordering a public inquiry.
Giro stage cancelled because of snow
Friday's 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia is cancelled because of heavy snow and Saturday's stage 20 is re-routed.
Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles.
Online appeal unearths old web page
A public appeal for help to recover the very first web page has unearthed a relic from 1991.
VIDEO: Cockroaches evolve to beat traps
A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found.
VIDEO: The book clubs that find bestsellers
Hookline Books have started a new way of finding bestsellers with book groups at the heart of the decision-making process.
VIDEO: Africa Beats: Afrikaans rapper Jaak
The Afrikaans rapper, Jaak, uses hip-hop to raise the consciousness of his people, whom he calls the ''brown'' underclass of Paarl in South Africa.
VIDEO: One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
VIDEO: Journey into an Icelandic volcano
Dr Freysteinn Sigmundsson shows the BBC's Neil Bowdler around the Thrihnukagigur volcano in Iceland.
VIDEO: Openly gay US Boy Scouts allowed
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to welcome openly gay scouts from January 2014, but a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders will remain in place.
Yahoo World News
North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace
 By Terril Yue Jones and Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks. But Choe Ryong-hae, a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made no offer to abandon North Korea's nuclear program. The United States insists North Korea takes meaningful steps on denuclearization before there can be dialogue. ...
Britain scrambles fighters as Pakistani airliner diverted
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane arriving from Lahore in Pakistan to an airport near London after it was diverted from Manchester, the Defence Ministry said. Britain is on high alert after a soldier was hacked to death on a London street on Wednesday in what police are treating as a terrorist incident, but a security source said early indications were that the diverted plane was not the target of a terrorist attack. ...
Blasts, shooting in center of Afghan capital
 KABUL (Reuters) - Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area. There were at least four blasts interspersed by heavy shooting, a Reuters witness said. The first blast was a suicide car bomb and occurred at about 4 p.m. (1130 GMT) near an intersection in the district of Borj-e Sharahah, said Hashmatullah Stanikzai, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief. A Reuters witness described seeing two wounded policemen, though there was no official word on casualties. ...
Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions
 By Arshad Mohammed TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. Ending two days of meetings in the region, Kerry said he had had "very productive" talks. But there were no obvious signs of any breakthrough, with neither side offering the sort of compromises needed to end a three-year stalemate. ...
British security services in spotlight after soldier murder
 By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers. The two suspects, Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22, are under guard in hospitals after being shot and arrested by police after the murder of 25-year-old Afghan war veteran Lee Rigby on Wednesday in broad daylight. They have not yet been charged. ...
Russia's oldest rights group fights 'foreign agent' tag
 By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of repression by President Vladimir Putin. Memorial, which has fought to preserve the memory of Josef Stalin's victims for a quarter of a century, has faced problems ever since Mikhail Gorbachev gave it his blessing in the Soviet Union's dying days. Its employees have faced harassment and bureaucratic obstacles at almost every turn. ...
Russia says Syria peace talks in Geneva set, Syrian rebels not so sure
• A daily summary of global reports on security issues.
After superstorm Sandy, Jersey Shore priming for Memorial Day weekend
Carpenters are installing a railing along a rebuilt boardwalk, intent on getting it ready for the Memorial Day weekend. The smell of fried food hangs in the air as vendors fire up their fryers for funnel cakes and French fries. Almost everywhere, painters are trying to cover rusty spots outside concession stands selling T-shirts and offering games of chance.
A tussle in China over the Communist Party bowing to the Constitution
It is hard to imagine bloggers and tweeters in most parts of the world working themselves into a lather of intellectual excitement about “constitutional government.”
Buddhists from Bangladesh resettle in Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims cry foul
Buddhist families from Bangladesh are quietly crossing the border into Myanmar, where local Rakhine Buddhist groups and government agencies are helping them resettle. The move has created pressure on the minority Rohingya Muslims, who have long alleged persecution by the Buddhists to leave.
UK fighter jet scrambled to divert civilian plane
LONDON (AP) — A British fighter jet was launched to divert a civilian plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Pakistan to England after an incident on board, British officials said Friday.
Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's president fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state.
Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
 TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations.
Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks
 BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first confirmation that President Bashar Assad's regime would be willing to take part in the talks with the opposition.
NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's Xi
 BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions.
WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus
 GENEVA (AP) — International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
UK source says appears Pakistani plane not subject of terror attack
LONDON (Reuters) - A British security source said early indications suggested that a Pakistan International Airlines plane diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport on Friday was not the subject of a terror attack. The Defense Ministry said earlier on Friday that it had scrambled fighter jets to escort the plane to Stansted, to the north east of London. A spokesman for Stansted Airport said the plane was being held in an isolated area and that the rest of the airport was operating as normal. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Brenda Goh, editing by Kate Holton)
Kenya's mental hospital drugs, confines patients
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An advocacy group says patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them into a comatose-like state, factors that could have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients.
UK military jet launched to probe civilian plane
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Ministry of Defense says a Typhoon jet has been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft.
Syria opposition struggles to forge transition plan before talks
 By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's divided opposition leaders have failed to back a plan by their outgoing leader for President Bashar al-Assad to cede power gradually to end the country's civil war, highlighting the obstacles to international peace talks expected next month. The 16-point plan proposed by Moaz Alkhatib, who resigned as head of the Western-backed opposition National Coalition in March, urges Assad to hand power to his deputy or prime minister and then go abroad with 500 members of his entourage. ...
BBC Sports News
BBC Americas News
Embattled Toronto mayor fires aide
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sacks his chief of staff Mark Towhey as he fights claims he has been caught smoking crack cocaine on camera.
Obama defends 'just' drones war
President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.
US road bridge falls into river
The collapse of a road bridge over the Skagit river in the north-west US state of Washington was caused by an oversize lorry's crash, say officials.
US Boy Scouts to allow gay members
The Boy Scouts of America votes to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.
Czech murder suspect arrested in US
An American man suspected of killing a family of four in Brno has been arrested at an airport in Washington.
Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the space shuttles.
'Active' US hurricane season seen
US forecasters predict an "active or extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes, up from the average of six.
Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup
Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.
'Targeting' IRS official suspended
The US tax official who supervised agents that targeted conservative groups for scrutiny ahead of the 2012 election is placed on leave, officials say.
Shot US suspect 'admitted' murder
A Florida man shot and killed by Boston bombing investigators was about to confess to a 2011 triple murder before he died, FBI officials say.
King receives honour from Obama
US President Barack Obama honours "living legend" Carole King as he presents her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
VIDEO: US road bridge falls into river
Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington
VIDEO: Openly gay US Boy Scouts allowed
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to welcome openly gay scouts from January 2014, but a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders will remain in place.
VIDEO: Oklahoma: Frantic search for boy
Jim Routon and his friend Joe Darbon both rushed to the local elementary school after the tornado, hoping to find Darbon's son. While Routon and the boy were reunited quickly, Darbon's search continued.
VIDEO: Black bear roams Los Angeles suburb
Aerial footage shot by Los Angeles police shows a black bear on the loose in a Los Angeles suburb before it was caught by wildlife officials.
VIDEO: Burning US railway bridge collapses
A railway bridge across the Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa in the US state of Texas burned down and collapsed.
VIDEO: US mayor to push tornado shelter law
The mayor of the tornado-devastated town of Moore in Oklahoma has vowed to push for a new law on shelters, after a huge twister there killed at least 24.
VIDEO: Parents quit Singapore death probe
The family of a US man found hanged in Singapore have withdrawn from an inquiry into his death, saying they no longer have confidence in the system.
VIDEO: Tornado clean-up begins in Oklahoma
Police cordons have been removed for the first time since the Tornado in Oklahoma allowing families to return to their homes and survey the damage.
News Corp to split in two on 28 June
News Corp announces it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses on 28 June, two years after the UK phone-hacking scandal involving the News of the World.
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