Researchers reveal a fresco hidden beneath the surface of a known forgery at the Louvre museum - using technology similar to that of airport scanners.

Google becomes the first major company to allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online.

MRI scans reveal that listening to new music is rewarding for the brain.

The issue of whether Radio 1 should play a song at the centre of an anti-Margaret Thatcher campaign on this week's Official Chart Show is dividing opinions in the media and beyond.

Guan Tianlang is penalised for slow play but looks set to become the youngest player to make the cut at a major.

Eurozone finance ministers meet in Dublin to finalise a bailout for Cyprus amid news that the country needs more money than first thought.

Human Rights Watch accuses Gaza's Hamas government of failing to investigate the killings of seven Palestinians accused of spying for Israel.

The US urges China to help rein in North Korea, as the Pentagon denies a report that Pyongyang is able to launch nuclear-armed missiles.