A BBC poll finds growing public concern, especially in rich countries, about China's increasing economic weight and power.

The Prince of Wales joins hundreds of people at a Westminster Abbey memorial service for the victims of February's New Zealand earthquake.

Israel demands an explanation from Argentina over reports it proposed to Iran that it would stop investigating two 1990s bombings of Jewish targets in exchange for improved trade ties.

Amnesty International says fewer people are being executed around the world, although figures for China are unknown.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake off Japan's coast prompts a brief tsunami warning for the region already devastated by the huge earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.

Hong Kong banks will repay investors who lost money due to the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected to appear in court to face corruption charges, in one of four trials in which he is a defendant.

Uganda will freeze Libyan assets worth $375m (£230m), mainly in the telecommunications, hotel, banking and oil sectors, the government says.