Genes that cause disease in people today were picked up through interbreeding with Neanderthals, a major study suggests.

A prototype augmented reality system has been developed which allows users to interact with virtual objects, avatars and websites.

It is a big year for Afghanistan, with all foreign combat troops expected to be gone by the end of 2014, and presidential elections expected in April.

A man claiming to be an al-Shabab fighter has told the BBC that he joined for the money.

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber surrenders to Toronto police to face charges he assaulted a limousine driver in December.

A court in Italy is due to announce new appeal verdicts for Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito over the notorious murder of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007.

Police in the US arrest former Ecuadorean police commander Edgar Vaca, accused of kidnapping and torturing left-wing rebels in the 1980s.

UK prosecutors ask Pakistan to trace two suspects believed to have been involved in the 2010 London murder of Pakistani political figure Imran Farooq.