From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 11 2011 5:37 AM

Humanoid and wheel robots have battled it out in Istanbul for the coveted title of global number one mechanical superstars.RoboCup 2011 puts engineers from 40 countries to the test.The annual challenge is aimed at building a robot one day with enough artificial intelligence to beat humans on the ...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 11 2011 5:37 AM

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 11 2011 5:37 AM

Twelve people have been killed and about 30 injured in a blast at a munitions dump in southern Cyprus.Early reports said a fire broke out near the Evangelos Florakis naval base at Zygi at 0600 (0300 GMT).The cause of the explosion is not yet known, but it is being treated as an accident, says th...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 11 2011 4:56 AM

Malaysia’s economy is hampered by companies manipulating rules to win government contracts, taking unfair advantage of a system dubbed 'Ali Baba'.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 11 2011 2:48 AM

Prime Minister David Cameron is to unveil his public services blueprint, to end the "take-what-you’re given" culture and put "power in people's hands".

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 11 2011 2:48 AM

Children are running away from home at a younger age, putting themselves at risk, a children’s charity says.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

Brian Paddick who came third in the last London mayoral election is bidding for a second chance and to the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2012 campaign.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

Keith Vaz criticised the decision of Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yeats not to reply to him in time for a deadline, but to air his views on the phone hacking in the Sunday Telegraph.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

With politicians looking ahead to their summer break, a review of a busy political term in Wales, which included a referendum and election in the space of three months. Charlotte Dubenskij reports for the BBC Wales Politics Show.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

The Australian government has unveiled plans to impose a tax on carbon emissions for the worst polluters.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

The last edition of the News of the World has been published, its front page declaring: "Thank you & goodbye."

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

A new company planning to establish a milk bottling plant on the site of a former creamery in Whitland says it hopes to be up and running by September.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

Campaigners hoping to save their church in the Rhondda held a prayer service on Sunday, without their vicar.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

General Motors have unveiled a two-seater electric car with a wheel on either side and a communication system that prevents it from crashing.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:48 PM

Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon figures prominently in the bronze statues which populate the House of Commons. Peter Henley explores Nemon’s artistic legacy with the help of his daughter, Lady Aurelia Young.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:47 PM

Journalist Rageh Omaar has spoken of the difficulty of covering humanitarian disasters such as the current drought in Africa.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:47 PM

A musical rundown of the biggest political stories of the week up to 10 July, as read on the BBC News website, is revealed in the Politics Show’s Top of the Political Pops with Giles Dilnot.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:47 PM

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, says all young children under five should have at least three hours of physical activity every day.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:47 PM

A US businessman has been rewarded for his loyalty to one single airline company after accumulating 10 million air miles. Thomas Stuker, a sales consultant, reached the milestone after a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago.

From: BBC News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 5:49 PM

The US says it is withholding $800m of military aid to Pakistan amid "difficult" ties, following the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.