A train company is criticised for producing an Olympics security poster which reads as "gibberish" in Arabic.

Syrian rebels capture a number of positions on the country's borders with Turkey and Iraq as the army concentrates on the battle for Damascus.

Mandatory polygraph testing for sex offenders is set to be rolled out across England and Wales following a successful pilot scheme.

Heineken makes a bid to buy the remaining share of Tiger beer maker Asia Pacific Brewery that it does not already own.

Spanish protesters clash with riot police in Madrid at the end of a day of largely peaceful nationwide rallies against austerity measures.

Nick Clegg urges "creative" solutions under a new scheme to get disaffected teenagers into a job or college course.

The safety of London 2012 has not been compromised by the failure of private contractor G4S, the BBC is told by the Home Office's head of security.

A court in Beijing has rejected an appeal by Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei against a $2.4m (£1.5m) tax fine, his lawyer says.