President Barack Obama says the US government will do all it can to help communities recover from tornadoes that have killed at least 280 people.

President Barack Obama nominates Gen David Petraeus as the new CIA director and the agency's chief, Leon Panetta, as head of the Pentagon.

Mark Williams holds a 5-3 advantage over John Higgins after the opening session of the World Championship semi-final.

Raids on three suspected London squats ahead of the royal wedding were "disproportionate", a Labour MP says.

Judd Trump secures a 5-3 lead over Ding Junhui after the opening session of their World Championship semi-final.

Morocco launches an investigation into a bomb attack on a cafe in central Marrakesh, which left 14 people dead including 11 foreigners.

A Dutch football club awards a toddler a symbolic 10-year contract after watching him score a hat trick into his toy box on YouTube.

Police are dealing with disturbances after new protests over a Tesco store in Bristol's Stokes Croft area turned violent.