The Walt Disney Company reports higher profits in the April-June quarter, driven by the success of films such as The Avengers.

Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi wins the 1500m to secure the first Olympic gold medal of his career.

Brazil will play Mexico in the men's football final after brushing aside the challenge of South Korea at Old Trafford with a 3-0 victory.

The New York police subpoena Twitter to force it to identify a user who threatened to shoot up Mike Tyson's one-man Broadway show.

Images that the Curiosity rover took of the surface of Mars as it made its historic descent to the planet on Monday (GMT) are released by Nasa.

The security firm formerly known as Blackwater agrees to pay a $7.5m (£4.8m) fine to settle US federal charges related to arms trafficking.

At least 16 people are now known to have died in severe floods in the Philippine capital, Manila, as officials warn that heavy will continue to fall.

Heineken's bid to take control of the maker of Tiger Beer takes a surprise twist after a Thai firm offers to buy a stake in the brewer.