The African Union breaks months of deadlock over its choice of leader, electing Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as its first woman leader.

A 30-year-old man arrested in Gloucester is charged with the murder of his 63-year-old mother whose body was found at a property in Devon.

Four in 10 women police officers have considered leaving the force because of low morale, a survey suggests.

London 2012 is expected to see the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the Olympics.

Children in poor and middle-income families facing a summer "stuck at home" as they cut back on days out and leisure activities, a charity says.

The UK has experienced a "lost decade" of investment in innovation, according to a report by research fund Nesta.

One person is killed and at least 10 others are injured during a series of freak tornadoes in northern and western Poland.

Three Kenyans who allege they were tortured by British colonial authorities during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising are to start their case for damages in London later.