World News

May 18 2013 - 4:26pm

Singer Bonnie Tyler claims she has "a fighting chance" of becoming the first British winner in 16 years as she performs at the Eurovision Song Contest.

May 18 2013 - 4:21pm

Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.

May 18 2013 - 4:09pm

Genevieve Hassan reports from behind the scenes in Malmo

May 18 2013 - 4:04pm

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England warns a government plan to boost the housing market should not become permanent.

May 18 2013 - 3:09pm

The Syrian president also left no room for his departure. "The captain of a ship doesn't flee when faced with a storm," he said during an interview with an Argentine newspaper.

May 18 2013 - 2:36pm

Jonny Wilkinson kicks 11 points to help Toulon come from behind to lift the Heineken Cup at the expense of Clermont Auvergne.

May 18 2013 - 2:04pm

Education Secretary Michael Gove receives one of the angriest receptions of his three years in office as he appears before head teachers in Birmingham.

May 18 2013 - 2:01pm

Greece sees the launch of a new political party, Plan B, which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma.

May 18 2013 - 1:55pm

Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.

May 18 2013 - 1:42pm

England lose four late wickets as they close day three of the first Test at Lord's on 180-6, leading New Zealand by 205.