Los Angeles area police launch a major manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people, including a former colleague.

A ferry carrying around 100 people capsizes in a river near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, reports say, with a number of people missing.

A computer hacker steals personal emails and photographs belonging to former US President George H W Bush and his family, US media report.

The Duchess of York settles her phone-hacking legal claim with the News of the World's publishers, receiving a public apology and undisclosed damages.

A leading choir director and his ex-wife are found guilty of sex abuse charges involving a former pupil at a music school.

Billy Twelvetrees is retained for England's trip to Ireland, while James Haskell makes his first Six Nations start since 2011.

EU leaders meeting in Brussels reach a deal on the budget for 2014-20 which involves the first-ever real-terms cut.

The latest scandal over horsemeat in processed food could be "disastrous" for the meat processing industry, retail analysts warn.