BP will sign a deal with China National Offshore Oil Corporation worth about £11.8bn to supply liquefied natural gas, says chief executive Bob Dudley.

At least one person is dead and 16 more injured after two massive tornadoes sweep through parts of Nebraska.

A UK team believes it can now make skilful predictions of how much sea ice will melt during Arctic summers, and says this year's minimum extent will likely be very similar to last year's.

A new attack near Kenya's coastal town of Mpeketoni leaves at least 10 dead, a day after al-Shabab militants killed at least 48 there, police say.

Foreign investment into China falls in May to its lowest level in 16 months, due to slowing growth momentum in the world's second-largest economy.

US comedian Tracy Morgan's condition in hospital has been "upgraded" to "fair" after he was badly injured in a motorway crash, his spokesman says.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in the UK for his first official visit since taking on the job last year.

Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discuss regional security amid air strikes against militants in Pakistan's north-west.