Japan beat USA 3-1 on penalties to become the first Asian nation to win the Fifa Women's World Cup.

Hundreds take part in cycling legend Lance Armstrong's open invitation on twitter for a bike ride in Dornoch, Sutherland.

South Africans are set to celebrate ex-President Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday, with festivities expected across the country.

Colombia's air force bombs a suspected arms factory operated by left-wing Farc guerrillas, killing four militants, the government says.

Libyan rebels say there have been fierce clashes with Muammar Gaddafi's forces in residential areas of the eastern oil town of Brega.

The UK is to send a further four Tornado aircraft as part of the Nato deployment in Libya.

Paraguay hold their nerve in a penalty shoot-out against defending champions Brazil to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America.

Shares of News Corporation, which is owned by Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch, slide almost 6% to a two-year low amid a UK phone hacking scandal.