Shares of Samsung Electronics fall 7%, the most in almost four years, after a jury in the US finds it copied designs from rival Apple.

The Coldplay anthem Viva La Vida will be performed simultaneously by musicians across the UK to mark the end the London 2012 Festival.

The Nigerian government says it has started informal talks with Boko Haram to try to end deadly attacks by the militant Islamist group.

Seventeen civilians are beheaded in Afghanistan, local officials say, with 10 Afghan soldiers killed in a separate incident.

Artist Sue Austin will perform in her underwater wheelchair as part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations.

French rock star Johnny Hallyday is rushed to hospital on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe with a heart complaint, French media report.

Police in Essex investigating reports of a lion spotted in a field call off the search after no trace of a big cat is found.

Para-cyclist Jon-Allan Butterworth apologises for his comments criticising fellow athletes for not preparing seriously.