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John Berry, artistic director of the English National Opera (ENO), is to leave the company after 20 years.

A crucifix sculpted in the shape of a hammer and sickle given to the Pope upsets some Catholics, but the Vatican downplays the controversy.

Microsoft's takeover of Nokia could hardly have gone worse for the Finnish firm

A boy from Lesotho has died after his face was sliced off by a street sign as he was looking out of a bus window while on a school trip in South Africa.

BT has started trials of the next version of the net's addressing scheme known as IP version 6.

An epilepsy charity criticises Twitter for uploading two online videos that feature a looping, rapid succession of flashing colours.

Pilot Didier Estyene's E-Fan battery-powered plane successfully completes its crossing from Kent, England to Calais.

Thailand closes its embassy in Turkey following protests over Thailand's deportation of about 100 Uighurs to China.

Authorities in India issue a dress code for candidates who are retaking a medical school exam.

Thousands of British holidaymakers are to be flown home from Tunisia following warnings that another terrorist attack is "highly likely".