24 May. 13; 08:34: Family may exhume Todd for autopsy The parents of American Shane Todd, found hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, tell CNN they may exhume their son's body to conduct an autopsy in the United States.
24 May. 13; 08:20: Stockholm hit by rioting Sweden's capital endured a fourth consecutive night of rioting Wednesday, with fires and clashes with authorities decreasing in the original flashpoint in the northern suburbs but increasing to the south, police said.
23 May. 13; 12:47: Exec called Jackson 'freak' before deal A top AEG executive referred to Michael Jackson as "a freak" and another called him "creepy" just hours before their company signed the pop icon to a huge concert deal.
BBC News | Africa
24 May. 13; 15:26: Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger bombs Militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports.
24 May. 13; 15:54: 'Tanzanian shot' in gas crackdown A pregnant woman has been shot dead in Tanzania during a security operation after gas protests in Mtwara, a journalist in the town tells the BBC.
24 May. 13; 08:53: China 'offers peacekeepers' for Mali China has offered soldiers to the new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, expected to deploy to the West African nation before July, UN officials say.
BBC News | America
24 May. 13; 16:49: US road bridge falls into river The collapse of a road bridge over a river in the north-west US state of Washington was caused by an oversize lorry's crash, say officials.
24 May. 13; 13:44: Obama defends 'just' drones war President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.
24 May. 13; 17:21: News Corp to split in two on 28 June News Corp announces it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses on 28 June, two years after the UK phone-hacking scandal involving the News of the World.
BBC News | Asia-Pacific
24 May. 13; 16:42: Explosion and gunfire shake Kabul There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed by an apparent attack on a security forces building.
24 May. 13; 15:11: UN hails 'historic' Obama drone vow The lawyer leading the UN's inquiry into drones welcomes President Obama's speech as a "significant step towards increased transparency".
24 May. 13; 16:51: Two held after plane alert over UK Two men are arrested after RAF Typhoon jets were launched to investigate an incident involving a passenger plane from Pakistan within UK airspace.
BBC News | Europe
24 May. 13; 15:58: Turkey to ban late-night drink sales The Turkish parliament approves controversial legislation to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol.
24 May. 13; 17:39: Two held after plane alert over UK Two men are held on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a passenger plane en route from Pakistan to the UK.
24 May. 13; 17:09: Wife expected soldier 'to be safe' The wife of a soldier murdered in a London street says she expected her husband to be safe in the UK.
