The UN secretary general says there may not be a military solution to Syria's conflict, though both sides seem intent on defeating the other by force.

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is presented with America's highest civilian award, as the US lifts sanctions on Burma's president.

The number of NHS trusts in debt in England has more than doubled in a year - although overall the health service finished 2011-12 in surplus.

A committee of MPs calls for a moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic until safety is improved.

The director of public prosecutions is to issue new guidelines on social media abuse cases, following the targeting on Twitter of Team GB diver Tom Daley.

Mark Duggan pulled a gun from his waistband before being shot by armed officers in north London, a court hears.

A Syrian warplane attacks a petrol station in the north-east of the country, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more, opposition activists say.

Some 600,000 people are set to be enrolled into a workplace pension by the end of the year under a system that automatically diverts funds from their wages.