From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 3:10 PM

The "God" of Japanese manga goes on display plus a summary of other arts stories from around the world.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 3:10 PM

The half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been assassinated in Kandahar.Ahmad Wali Karzai, a leading power broker in the country’s south, was shot dead at his home in a blow to Nato's battle against the Taliban in the area.He was shot twice by his long-time head of security Sard...

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 3:10 PM

More than six months on from the toppling of the first Middle East regime in the Arab Uprising many people are still trying to flee the region.For thousands of North Africans and sub-Saharan migrant workers one of the main routes is from Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa.The BBC’s Europe E...

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 3:10 PM

Beekeeping may not be what you would expect to find 14 storeys up.But in Hong Kong an organization of beekepers, artists and designers is trying to spread urban beekeeping.There are already 11 beehives on Hong Kong rooftops.Eric Camara reports.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 11:41 AM

Singer and actress Liza Minnelli became an officer of the Order of the Legion d’honneur in Paris.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 11:41 AM

The stars of the Harry Potter film brought New York to a standstill on Monday night.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 10:38 AM

Ireland, Greece and Portugal have needed - and taken - bailouts, with Italy the latest country to have financial problems.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 10:05 AM

Dancers Carlos Acosta and Zenaida Yanowsky joined BBC Breakfast to talk about their tour Premieres Plus.The show features collaborations with major UK dance stars and musicians, the staging has been produced by Acosta.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 10:05 AM

Gordon Brown has alleged News International used "known criminals" to get access to personal information when Labour was in power, in an exclusive interview with the BBC.The former prime minister accused the newspaper group of having links to the "criminal underworld".He also told BBC correspond...

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 9:34 AM

Assistant Commissioner John Yates, who reviewed a Met police investigation into phone hacking, has said he is 99% certain his own mobile was hacked.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 8:32 AM

Clashes broke up in the Chilean capital last night between riot police and demonstrators who were supporting striking miners.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 5:59 AM

Gordon Brown has accused News International of using "known criminals" to get access to personal information about himself and others when Labour was in power.BBC News has live coverage of all the latest developments in the ongoing saga over phone hacking involving the press.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 4:07 AM

American securities and accounting regulators are meeting their Chinese counterparts in Beijing this week to negotiate an agreement on joint inspections of auditing firms in China. After a series of accounting scandals at overseas-listed Chinese companies ways of better supervision are high on th...

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 2:58 AM

In Northern Ireland at least six police officers have been injured after rioting broke out in west Belfast.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:47 AM

Two senior Metropolitan Police officers, will be questioned later at a public hearing about Scotland Yard’s investigations into phone hacking at the News of the World.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

The Mexican army has freed 20 people who had been kidnapped in the northern industrial city of Monterrey.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Tens of thousands of people turn out to mark the 25th anniversary of the Leicester Belgrave Mela.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

An undercover investigation has found some London estate agents are encouraging landlords to break the law by harassing tenants and lying to the police.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Fifteen thousand Tamils descended on a quiet Norfolk village for a religious festival.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Judges will be asked to force the NHS to pay for weight loss surgery for a severely overweight man.