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A Unicef survey of 35 countries warns spending cuts will reverse progress made on tackling child poverty across the world.

More women are having multiple abortions, according to statistics for England and Wales.

The Olympic torch is carried to the top of Mount Snowdon, the highest point in England and Wales, by mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington.

International summits dominate global politics but decision-making can often be based on the strangest reasons.

A three-car self-drive convoy is tested on a public road in Spain for the first time, raising hopes of a new era of relaxed driving.

The International Energy Agency has infuriated environmentalists with a report on what it calls the "golden age" of gas.

Two men suspected of planning a terrorist attack are arrested in Denmark, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service says.

The Olympic torch relay by boat - and up a mountain

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says he was "chillaxing" at the cricket

With just days to go until the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Royal Household is working consistently to make sure everything goes to plan.

Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy protection and plans to liquidate its business, which would make it the biggest collapse of a US law firm.

Some dentists are misleading patients over their right to NHS treatment so they will pay for private treatment instead, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has found.

A rare pink diamond named the "Martian Pink" is expected to fetch at least $8m (£5m) when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong.

Labour condemns the way the government has dealt with planned VAT rises to Cornish pasties and static caravans as a "shambles", after it reverses the plans.

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is due to hold talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad amid widespread condemnation of the Houla massacre.

Does concert row show Indonesia is becoming less tolerant?

Peru's government declares a state of emergency in an area of the province of Cusco after seven days of anti-mining protests.

Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California are found to have radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident.

An initiative aimed at tackling sexual violence in war zones across the world is set to be launched by the UK.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh to meet Aung San Suu Kyi on the second day of a historic visit to Burma, after signing a series of deals.