A suspected suicide bomber kills at least 25 people in an attack on a funeral in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan.

A homeowner in Birmingham is stabbed with pliers after climbing out of a window to tackle a suspected burglar on his roof.

Liberal Democrat sources say reform of the House of Lords is "non-negotiable", amid reports David Cameron is to abandon plans for electing members.

Banks became "detached from society" and still need to reconnect with their customers, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland admits.

Praise has poured in for Team GB after they won six gold medals - including three in a golden hour of athletics - on their most successful day of Olympic action since 1908.

Pakistani police are suspended after allegedly forcing a man and a woman to parade naked in public as a punishment for extra-marital sex.

A swimming cricket is one of three "new species" discovered in South America, according to TV film crew.

Heavy fighting continues in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, as the government claims to have taken control of all of the capital Damascus.