Prince and PM showcase UK firms 

Prince Harry and David Cameron have showcased British innovation and technology in New York - after arriving in Manhattan on a London bus.

Gatsby to launch Cannes festival 

Baz Luhrmann's 3D extravaganza The Great Gatsby, one of the year's most eagerly anticipated films, will open the Cannes Film Festival.

Tax evasion declaration backed 

Finance ministers from 17 EU countries including Britain and Ireland have backed a declaration calling for global action to counter tax evasion.

Syrian rebel commander Abu Sakkar filmed cutting out soldier's heart and eating it 

A Syrian rebel commander has been filmed cutting open a dead man’s chest, ripping out his heart and biting into it.

Oil giants BP and Shell raided over allegations of petrol price-fixing 

The European Commission yesterday raided the offices of BP and Shell on suspicion that they are playing a central role in what could be the next price fixing scandal – colluding to inflate oil prices and, in turn, the cost of petrol.

Autistic boy has hands blown-off by homemade bomb disguised as golf ball 

A teenage boy in Australia has described the moment he had both of his hands blown off by a home-made bomb disguised as a golf ball, saying he wished it was a bad dream.

Iraq alcohol stores gunmen kill 11 

Gunmen have opened fire on a row of alcohol stores in Baghdad, killing at least 11 people.

Syria 'barbarism' video condemned 

The Foreign Office has responded to a video of an opposition fighter committing an act of "barbarism" on a Syrian pro-government soldier by stressing the UK will strengthen its support for moderate anti-Assad figures.

Oil price fix claims 'serious' 

The full force of the law should be available against oil executives who are found to have fixed prices, David Cameron has indicated.

13 now held over Turkish bombings 

Four more people have been held over the two car bomb attacks that killed dozens in a Turkish town near the Syrian border, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 13.

Disaster captain: No plea bargain 

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people, has failed in his bid for a plea bargain.

Afghan bomb kills three US troops 

Three US troops have been killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan's volatile south.

Cameron hails Boston after attack 

David Cameron has paid tribute to the spirit of Boston's people as he visited the site of the marathon bombing.

'Undercover CIA agent' held by Russian security services 

Russian security services have held a US diplomat they claim is a CIA agent after catching him red-handed trying to recruit a Russian agent.

Russia expels 'CIA spy in a wig' 

Russia is to expel a US diplomat it claims was caught disguised in a blond wig while trying to recruit a Russian agent in Moscow.

Burma refugees drown fleeing storm 

Overcrowded boats carrying more than 100 people trying to escape an approaching cyclone have capsized off the coast of Burma with dozens feared drowned.

Video: Lamborghini shifts into top gear with Egoista concept car 

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Lamborghini unveiled a new concept car, the Egoista, on May 13.

Video: Spaceman Chris Hadfield's five-month space odyssey ends in Dzhezkazgan 

More firms agree to Bangladesh pact 

Marks & Spencer, Italian fashion brand Benetton and Spanish firm Mango have become the latest global retailers to agree to sign a one-of-a-kind pact to improve safety at Bangladesh factories following the building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in the country last month.

Miners trapped by tunnel collapse 

Dozens of workers are trapped underground after a tunnel caved in at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's eastern-most province of Papua, police said.