BBC's James Copnall has been outside the hospital where the former president is staying and well-wishers have gathered to sing songs of support.

Black Sabbath are at number one in the album charts 43 years after the band formed.

World leaders are gathering in Northern Ireland for a G8 summit and a very small 'tented village' of protesters has been set up.

As Sony and Microsoft go into battle with their new consoles at the gaming expo E3, Marc Cieslak gets a front line view.

A 38 million euro tramway built to link a Spanish coastal town with a nearby beach resort is being packed up and sent to Australia.

Members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot have been in London for a music and arts festival organised by Yoko Ono, called Meltdown. The Today programme's Nicola Stanbridge reports.

The UN court set up to prosecute those responsible for atrocities committed in the Balkans has come under scrutiny following allegations said to have come from a Danish judge.

Sharon Lee, whose daughter Katrice went missing more than thirty years ago, speaks to the BBC's Babita Sharma about her daughter's disappearance.

As part of the Tech Know series, BBC News visits a Restart Party in London, where people are invited to bring objects in need of repair.

Two designers, who met on the set of Harry Potter, are staging an exhibition featuring a decade's worth of their wizardry work.

A group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving France's 18th century Napoleonic semaphore system.

Israel has warned there should be no let-up in pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear programme following the election of reformist-backed Hassan Rouhani as president.

St Peter's Square in Rome has been resounding to the roar of thousands of motorcycles as bikers from around the world joined Roman Catholic pilgrims for Mass and a blessing by Pope Francis.

Turkish police have clashed again with anti-government protesters in Istanbul, using water cannon and tear gas to stop them returning to Taksim Square.

President-elect of Iran Hassan Rouhani has called on the Iranian people to help him develop the country and preserve its national pride and interests.

Iranian imports have fallen by around 50% in just one year and it is though fresh US sanctions targeting Iran's currency will make trade with the country even harder.

Speaking from Ankara, academic Zeynep Goktas told BBC News that she believes the protesters' message is being lost because of the way the demonstrations are being carried out.

Yolande Knell joins hundreds of people by the sea in Tel Aviv to find out about Israel's extreme bat and ball beach game.

Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election - the BBC's John Simpson says he faces the country's religious establishment but "could shift Iran a little bit".

The annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in honour of the Queen's official birthday has taken place.