Barack Obama has started a three-day visit to Israel, his first as US president, and he's declared that America is proud to be Israel's 'strongest ally and greatest friend'

Hundreds of people from around the world are calling for the reinstatement of a part-time librarian who was fired after a Harlem Shake video was filmed at an Oxford University College.

The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Cambridge have visited Baker Street Tube station as part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground

The campaign against HIV in Kenya has hit a setback after a controversial advert, promoting safe sex, has been pulled off the air by the country's broadcasting authority.

A man is being hailed a hero after he resuscitated a two-year-old girl who had a seizure at the checkout

Straw bale houses - where twigs, branches and straw bales are covered in clay to form the walls of a solid modern home - are enjoying a resurgence in western Ukraine as prospective home owners look to get the best deal for the money.

David Beckham is in Beijing to begin his new role as a special ambassador for Chinese football.

A nine-year-old girl has had a prehistoric creature named in her honour after fossilised bones she found turned out to be an undiscovered species.

Ben Brown visits the National Museum of Iraq which suffered pillaging, theft and damage in 2003. A decade years later work is still underway to recover lost cultural treasures.

The Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge have celebrated the Tube's 150th anniversary at Baker Street station.

The Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge have celebrated the Tube's 150th anniversary at Baker Street station.

David Beckham has arrived in China in his new role as global ambassador for Chinese football.

A housing association in Manchester has caused a backlash from some of it tenants after it asked them in newsletter, "Can you really afford Sky, cigarettes, bingo, drinks and other non-essentials?" once the forthcoming benefit changes come in.

The United Nations has declared 20 March as the first ever International Day of Happiness.

Footage of a mob lynching, beating and hanging two suspected criminals has shocked Egypt and raised fears about the country descending into anarchy.

North Korea has posted a video on YouTube of what appears to be an imagined missile attack on US government buildings in Washington, including a simulated explosion of the Capitol's dome.

The stars of Danny Boyle's latest film attended the red carpet premiere in Leicester Square on Tuesday night.

Work is about to start to restore the Bletchley Park code breaking huts which have fall into disrepair since the war.

An exhibition featuring contenders for the sixth annual Designs of the Year competition has opened at the Design Museum in London.

Theo Leggett looks at an electric car that disproves the view that battery power is boring.