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Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor should serve 80 years after his conviction at The Hague for war crimes in the Sierra Leone civil war, prosecutors say.

Mexico's biggest phone company escapes a fine worth nearly $1bn for unfair competition in return for reducing charges to rival networks.

Tiny submarines that are 10 times smaller than the width of a human hair could be used to clean up oil spills, US researchers say.

Newspaper group Trinity Mirror says that chief executive Sly Bailey is to step down at the end of the year.

John Inverdale introduces the action from the World Cup rowing regatta in Munich. (UK users only)

BBC2 Northern Ireland's coverage of the Pro12 match between Munster and Ulster in Limerick. (UK users only)

A man acknowledged to be a peaceful protester is given an Asbo ordering him to stay away from all Olympics and Diamond Jubilee venues and events.

A paralysed woman who is the first woman to walk the London Marathon in a "bionic" suit will not receive a medal when she finishes the challenge.

German prosecutors charge four men with membership of a terrorist organisation after they were arrested last year on suspicion of plotting an al-Qaeda attack.

A violent death every 74 minutes has earned Honduras the dubious title of murder capital of the world

Bmibaby will cease to operate all flights to and from Belfast from 11 June, it has been announced.

RBS will say on Friday that, as of next week, it will have repaid all the £163bn of emergency loans it received from UK and US taxpayers, the BBC has learned.

Ukraine denounces a threatened boycott of Euro 2012 as "destructive" amid concern over the treatment of jailed opposition head Yulia Tymoshenko.

Ali Carter takes a 5-3 lead over Stephen Maguire after a disjointed first session of their World Championship semi-final.

John Terry and Rio Ferdinand must unite and play together for England, four former internationals tell BBC Sport.

As part of the increased security in London ahead of the Olympic games the army has been showing off its Rapier missile defence system.

Police in Bangladesh search for a teacher from a Muslim religious school who allegedly placed burning hot iron rods on the legs of her students.

A charity worker from Hartlepool changes her name by Deed Poll to one 161 words long.

New approaches in caring for the terminally ill

The UK Border Agency turns hundreds of people away from a key office in south London after the major foreign national ID card computer system stops working.