Mohammad Mursi, the Egyptian president, has come under heavy criticism after granting himself sweeping new powers including putting himself above the law.
A man has died after becoming trapped in flood water in Somerset as heavy rain causes disruption in large parts of the country. Severe downpours are forecast for Wales and the south west England.
A British woman and an Irish man are jailed for three months after engaging in sexual activities in a Dubai taxi.
David Cameron says he is “not happy” as he arrives for crucial EU budget talks in Brussels, despite a compromise proposal which cuts the planned budget by around 80bn euros.
The Taliban in Pakistan has vows to avenge the death of the Mumbai terrorist attacker who was executed near Mumbai on Wednesday.
Israel and Hamas agree a ceasefire following eight days of conflict – just hours after 21 people were injured in a bus bombing in Tel Aviv.
The family of a baby who died after being bitten by a pet dog have said they are “absolutely devastated”.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey tells Channel 4 News most consumers will be better off under government plans to ensure households are put on the cheapest available tariff by energy firms.
Hamas says a ceasefire has been agreed at Egyptian-brokered talks with Israel that will come into effect tonight. But Israel says a deal has not been finalised.
Andy Coulson, Rebekah Brooks and three others will be charged in relation to alleged payments for information, the director of public prosecutions says.
Former England midfielder David Beckham announces his intention to leave football club Los Angeles Galaxy to find “one last challenge”.
The OFT launches investigations into several payday lenders over “aggressive debt collection practices” and warns others they risk enforcement action if standards do not improve.
Scientists have restored movement in the legs of paralysed pet dogs in a discovery that creates new hope for paralysed human patients.
Barack Obama becomes the first US president to visit Burma, in a six-hour trip that acknowledged the country’s steps towards democratic change.
The Ministry of Defence defends sending army surgeons to train on live pigs, shot to replicate battlefield wounds, in a practice described as “impossible to justify” by animal rights groups.