Egypt's army denies its ultimatum to feuding politicians to resolve the country's crisis within 48 hours amounts to a coup.

A deadly wildfire in the US state of Arizona remains uncontained, as the 19 elite firefighters killed by the blaze are identified.

An unmanned Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites crashes seconds after its launch from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, famed for their legal dispute with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, unveil plans to float a Bitcoin trust.

The atmospheric carbon left over from nuclear bomb tests could help scientists track illegally poached ivory, new research finds.

A helicopter crashes into a hilltop in Siberia with the loss of 19 lives, children among them, Russian officials say.

MEPs strip France's National Front leader of parliamentary immunity, paving the way for her prosecution for incitement to hatred.

South Africa's former President FW de Klerk, who cut short a trip because of Nelson Mandela's health, is being fitted with a pacemaker, his foundation says.