A resident of Vienna Zoo, Tuluba the elephant gets a shower to cool down during an unseasonable heat-wave.

France calls for an easier mechanism for temporarily suspending the EU's passport-free Schengen travel zone, as it fears an influx of migrants from Libya and Tunisia.

Flawed training and equipment on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon oil rig contributed to last year's disaster, the US Coast Guard finds.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson welcomes the challenge posed by Chelsea's late surge in Premier League form ahead of Saturday's games.

Tribes loyal to Col Gaddafi say they will drive rebels from the besieged port city of Misrata, a senior official says, as Nato launches fresh air strikes on Tripoli.

Schools could face walk-outs beginning this summer over cuts to teachers' pensions packages as the NUT union ballots members on strike action.

Experts warn that a jury's decision to fine Google $5m (£3.2m) over alleged Linux patent infringements could trigger a flood of lawsuits across the high-tech industry.

The UK's most senior judge and an-ex head of the Armed Forces become Knights of the Garter - joining the most senior British order of chivalry.