Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says assurances by the US are not enough to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

July was Iraq's deadliest month in almost two years, with 325 people killed in attacks across the country, according to government figures.

Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo has beaten Citizen Kane to be named the greatest film of all time in a poll by the BFI's Sight and Sound magazine.

Praise pours in for cyclist Bradley Wiggins and the women's rowing duo after they win historic gold medals for Team GB at the London Games.

Police are now treating the disappearance of missing oil executive Carole Waugh as a murder investigation and have arrested a suspect.

The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, signals that it may take more action to stimulate the world's largest economy, but announces no new measures.

The New York Stock Exchange investigates "irregular trading" after a series of unusual swings in some stocks.