Hip Hop star Fatman Scoop in impromptu performance with busker at London Underground
Singer accompanied a young woman busker in singing Amy Winehouse's Valerie.
Israel seeks international support to force social media giants to be more responsible
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube among others should take greater responsibility for their content.
Singapore: Researchers come up with prototype robot to help school kids with lessons
Robot has been tested in some kindergartens.
France in state of economic emergency as Hollande unveils €2bn job creation plan
President Francois Hollande warns there is an 'economic and social' emergency.
Friends Reunited website to close after 17 years
One of internet's first social network site to shut down as no longer economical.
World Bank's rival Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank launched by China with $100b capital
Setting up of AIIB a diplomatic triumph for China.
Tennis match-fixing: Evidence of widespread betting scams by top-level players at Wimbledon
Over the past decade 15 top players were repeatedly flagged to authorities over match rigging.
Abandoned Texan Marinna Tang Yi Eckel returns to Shanghai looking for birth parents
She vows to continue the search for mother who dumped her in hospital toilet.
Burkina Faso attack: Gunmen hold hostages after storming hotel popular with Westerners in Ouagadougou
At least 20 people dead and 15 injured, according to initial reports.
Japan revamps foreign-language map symbols to make it easier for tourists
Previous symbols were hard to understand and some were found to be offensive.
Philippines: Manila to be uninhabitable in 4 years if traffic chaos not resolved
US Chamber of Commerce says traffic congestion needs to be resolved immediately
Singapore: Unemployed Briton escapes jail time after assaulting teenager in road rage
Former consultant Alan Benjamin Maybury admitted to punching student in face multiple times.
Jakarta attacks: Southeast Asia nations tighten security after bombings
Jakarta attacks raise fears of militants returning from Middle East, staging attacks at home.
Indonesia's religious scholars condemn bombings and say they should not be linked to Islam
The Indonesian Ulemas Council says acts of violence are against religious teachings.
Japan to force companies to take more steps to stop harrassment against pregnant women and mothers
The government will put forward revisions in law to oblige businesses to stop such harassment.
London Police Chief Bernard Hogan-Howe defends new £65,000 luxury Range Rover with in-built TV
The new vehicle delivered last year shortly before he warned of police spending cuts.
French Alps avalanche: 2 French pupils and a Ukranian tourist dead as children buried in Bellecombe
Three dead and three others seriously injured in the avalanche in Bellecombe, eastern France.
Bumpy ride for Top Gear post-Jeremy Clarkson as David Coulthard ruled out as co-presenter
More resignations at BBC's show continue to plague the relaunch of the series.
Denmark gets cross party support for new laws to seize valuables from refugees to pay for stay
The controversial proposal has the backing of all political parties.
Child killer Robert Black dies in prison
Black was convicted of killing four children across the UK in the 1980s.
Singapore research team develops robotic glove to help those who have lost hand functions
The smart glove helps to stimulate the brain in the rehabilitation process.
Google marks Charles Perrault's 388 birthday with doodle on his three famous fairy tales.
Doodle features Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in the Boots.
McLaren's P1 supercar recalled in the US on fears its front hood can fly open while moving
US auto safety regulator orders recall of the million dollar car.
US fugitive Donald Pugh sends selfie to police as his mugshot photo was 'terrible'
Lima Police Department thanks Pugh for updated photo and urges fugitive to turn himself in.
Baghdad mall attack: Police take control of shopping mall after gunmen detonate suicide vests
Iraq sees biggest death toll in 3 months on Monday with mall attack and car bomb in city.
Isis seeks to set up caliphate in Indonesia warns Australian Attorney General George Brandis
Isis plans to set up caliphates beyond the Middle East, and Indonesia is one of its targets.
UK sends troops back to Helmand as Taliban close to overrunning Sangin
Ministry of Defence says small number of personnel sent to Camp Shorabak in advisory role.
Malaysian Muslim clerics issue fatwa against e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes compared to drinking poison and smoking conventional cigarettes.
Kit Kat wraps its chocolate bars in gold for Japanese market
Nestle targets Japanese holiday shoppers with taste for fine snacking.
Google marks Winter Solstice 2015 with ice-skating doodle as the UK enjoys 'summery' December
2 ice-skaters in a snow globe marks shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.