Ann Pettway, who stole a newborn baby from a New York hospital in 1987 and raised her as her own, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail in the US.

Nine people are arrested and one dies in a Portuguese operation aimed at a ring trafficking hashish from Morocco to Spain, police say.

US divers find what appear to be remains of a crew of an Army amphibious plane that went down in the Eastern St Lawrence River during World War II.

Australian police seize drugs worth A$500m (US$526m; £335m) and break up a Hong Kong-based drugs ring, with seven arrests made.

China's 16-year-old swimming star Ye Shiwen denies taking performance-enhancing drugs after smashing a world record on Monday.

Great Britain's men open their Olympic campaign with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Argentina at the Riverbank Arena.

Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health.

A US man pleads guilty in a court in Chicago to trying to provide support for hardline Islamist group al-Shabab in Somalia.