A new documentary film about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is not controversial, says director Keith Allen, at its Cannes Film Festival premiere.

Ecuador President Rafael Correa says he is willing to take a lie detector test to prove he never took money from Colombian rebels to finance his campaign.

The US state department apologises to thousands of would-be immigrants who were mistakenly informed they were on their way to obtaining a US visa.

The White House stops short of granting Libya's rebel council full diplomatic recognition, as Col Gaddafi taunts Nato saying he is beyond its reach.

Musical acts from across Europe are preparing to battle it out in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Germany.

Pakistan's parliament condemns the US raid which killed Osama Bin Laden as it demands an end to US drone strikes and discusses a ban on Nato convoys.

Suzanne Mubarak, wife of Egypt's ex-president, is in intensive care with a suspected heart attack after she was ordered to be detained for 15 days.

Two small islands in South Asia's first marine biosphere reserve have sunk into the sea primarily as a result of coral reef mining, experts say.