A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel says.

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.

Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.

Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.

US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.

Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.

The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs, which activists called a massacre.