The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.

A wax cylinder recording of German statesman Otto von Bismarck is released - the first time his voice has been heard for over 100 years.

US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wins a clear victory in the Republican primary election in Florida, partial results indicate.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wins an election for the leadership of his right-wing Likud party.

Seven justices at the UK Supreme Court are to hear arguments by lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden.

After protests by Argentine environmental campaigners, a Canadian mining firm is suspending its exploration work on a project in La Rioja province.

A group of 25 Chinese workers kidnapped in the north of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been freed, China's state media and an official said.

A Spanish archaeologist has snapped the most-detailed pictures ever seen of an "uncontacted" tribe in the Amazon.