The Russian authorities allow opposition supporters to roam freely around Red Square in Moscow but prevent a small group from pitching a tent.

The deadline for registering as a presidential candidate passes in Egypt, ahead of the country's first post-revolutionary polls.

American Bubba Watson wins a thrilling Masters play-off with Louis Oosthuizen to secure his first major title.

Eighteen Madagascan pochards hatch in captivity, bringing the world population of this critically endangered duck to just 60, conservationists say.

China sets up a rare earth association in a bid to streamline the sector as it continues to face criticism over its policies.

China's inflation rate jumps more-than-forecast in March as higher fuel costs push up consumer prices.

Voters in the Indonesian province of Aceh are electing their governor for the second time since a peace deal in 2005 ended decades of conflict.

The UK government approved the rendition of a terror suspect to the Gaddafi regime in 2004, the BBC can reveal.