- Pakistan announces Twitter block
The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of material considered offensive to Islam.
- Darling calls for growth plans
There needs to be a "credible plan for growth" both in Britain and Europe to help rebuild confidence and avoid more countries tipping into recession, former Labour chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has warned.
- No claim in Italy school bombing
Investigators say there has been no claim of responsibility or any firm clues as yet after a bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student.
- Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan
Flood waters have ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials have said.
- Mauritius pair face murder trial
Two hotel workers accused of murdering the daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football boss Mickey Harte while she honeymooned in Mauritius will go on trial this week.
- Four people die in Italy quake
One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna on Sunday morning, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets, emergency services and news reports said.
- Three killed in Italy quake: Report
One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna on Sunday morning, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least three people, toppled some buildings and sent residents running into the streets, emergency services and news reports said.
- Americans held after Haiti protest
Haiti moved to crack down on a band of former and would-be soldiers who had been staging protests for more than a year, closing two old military bases they had occupied and locking up dozens of participants in a pro-army march including two Americans.
- Freedom for jailed former army boss
Sri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief turned presidential candidate.
- Falklands War memorial unveiled
A new memorial commemorating the 255 British servicemen who died in the Falklands War is to be unveiled during a special service.
- Facebook's Zuckerberg gets hitched
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married".
- Volcano rumbles near tourist city
The Fuego volcano in central Guatemala has begun shooting lava and columns of ash into the air, and authorities have raised the alert level in the area.
- Family lays Mary Kennedy to rest
Family and friends gathered at a modest stone church in a hamlet north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the latest member of that charmed and cursed family to fall victim to tragedy and inner demons.
- Space launch aborted at last second
A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight.
- Flower show not dampened by weather
After one of the soggiest springs in living memory, the world's most famous flower show opens this week.
- Miliband rating overtakes Cameron
Ed Miliband's personal rating has overtaken David Cameron's for the first time, according to a new poll.
- Boy, 12, poised for Torch relay
The London 2012 torch relay has entered its second day.
- UK force 'may stay in Afghanistan'
Small numbers of British troops could remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the main force in 2014 to combat international terrorism.
- Employment plan to be published
Coalition tensions are set to flare this week when a radical plan for ripping up employment red tape is finally published.
- New reductions in petrol price war
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has sparked a new round of the petrol price cutting war by announcing it will reduce its forecourt prices by 3p a litre.
- Stars back blood donation campaign
Celebrities including Gary Lineker, Sarah Beeny and Jayne Torvill are backing a campaign urging people to give blood.
- Lotto jackpot rolls over to £9.4m
Wednesday's estimated jackpot will be a £9.4m rollover after there were no winners in the Saturday draw, Camelot said.
- Tributes for murdered grandmother
The family of a woman found stabbed and beaten to death have paid tribute to the "devoted" grandmother.
- David Cameron "overheard" approving of last night's John Terry ban
DAVID Cameron has been caught on camera saying it was "good" that footballer John Terry had been banned from playing in last night's Champions League final, according to newspaper reports.
- Well-known atheist blesses 'bibles for schools' plan
OUTSPOKEN atheist Richard Dawkins, author of the bestselling book The God Delusion, has shocked fellow unbelievers by backing education secretary Michael Gove's plan to send a free copy of the King James Bible to every state school in England.
Daily Express