The leader of Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, Alexander Borodai, has admitted contacts with Russian security services.

The BBC's Alan Johnston reports on the journey so far of the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia as it is towed to Genoa for scrapping.

Warming seas are reducing the food supply for Antarctic seals, say researchers.

More funerals for Israeli soldiers killed in the conflict with Palestinians have been held as air strikes continue to target Gaza.

The Netherlands receives the first victims' bodies from crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in a solemn ceremony at Eindhoven air base.

Arturo, the polar bear dubbed 'the world's saddest animal', will be staying at his zoo in Argentina, despite a massive petition calling for him to be moved to a colder climate.

More than 1,700 people have reportedly been killed in seven days as fighting in Syria intensifies.

Paul Adams sees a Red Cross evacuation mission come under attack by local people in Gaza City's Shejaiya neighbourhood

More than 40 people were killed when a TransAsia Airways passenger plane crashed after making a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, local officials say.

Millions of mayflies took to the air in Wisconsin, tricking radar into thinking it was raining

Two planes carrying bodies from crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have landed in the Netherlands.

A pair of Amur leopards, which are said to be the rarest big cats in the world, have been born in Leicestershire.

Scotland Correspondent Lorna Gordon bumps into some of the team from Swaziland on the streets of Glasgow.

Peaches Geldof died of a heroin overdose, a coroner rules.

The United Nations says about 102,000 displaced people are now using shelters across Gaza as the Israeli offensive continues. Those who have stayed are adjusting to the sounds and sights of conflict, as Yolande Knell reports from Gaza.

UN officials say more than 100,000 people have been forced to take shelter in UN buildings in Gaza because of the violence - double the number of the Gaza conflict five years ago.

Several airlines have suspended flights to Israel after a rocket from Gaza landed near Ben Gurion airport, in Tel Aviv

Time-lapse footage shows the wrecked Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, being towed on its final journey to the port of Genoa for scrapping.

Real Madrid have signed World Cup Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez from French league club Monaco.

In Norway, where the days can be 20 hours long in the summer, fasting during Ramadan is a particular challenge.