Singapore: Nordea Investment Management's Philippe Graffart charged with killing 5-year old son
The 41-year-old Belgian did not enter a plea and will be remanded for psychiatric observation.
VW scandal: Matthias Mueller gives one year timescale to recall and fix all affected vehicles
New CEO also says all investments not deemed absolutely necessary to be abandoned or delayed.
Boris Johnson to lash out at George Osborne's tax credit cuts saying need to protect lowest paid
London Mayor to tell Conservative conference that party cannot abandon those who work hard.
Nobel prize for Medicine goes to three scientists for work on parasitic diseases
Ireland's William Campbell, Japan's Satoshi Omura and China's Tu Youyou jointly awarded the prize.
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron warned to hold vote soon or risk an 'accidental Brexit'
Institute of Directors' Simon Walker says carelessness and domestic discontent could lead to Brexit.
Madeleine McCann: Twitter account shut down after toxic abuse by supporters of missing Ben Needham
Ben Needham's mum, Kerry says move 'feels like personal attack on me.'
Labour party's Lord Adonis to head Conservatives' new infrastructure commission
Former transport secretary to lead the new independent body to look into country's needs.
Church of England: 2 clergymen seek seats in church governing body after marrying same-sex partners
Both clergymen seek to challenge the church's approach to LGBT issues.
Indonesia: Human Rights Watch urges the release of 2 women arrested for hugging in public.
The two women were arrested in Aceh on suspicion of being lesbians.
VW scandal: Supervisory board to hold extraordinary meeting on Wednesday
VW's finance chief Hans Dieter Poetsch expected to be appointed new head of board.
France floods: 17 killed and four missing as heavy downpour wreaks havoc in French riviera
Three people died when the river Brague crashed into a retirement home in Biot, near Antibes.
Singapore hikes school fees for foreigners and permanent residents
The monthly fees rise between £9.20 to £69 per student from next year.
UK: Doctors given cash incentives to cut patient referrals including for urgent cancer tests
Move described as 'presposterous and unethical.'
UK: Reading Borough Council drops plans to take widowed mother to court for grieving son's truancy
Tracy Fidler's 11-year-old son missed school as he was grieving for father killed by drink-driver.
Former chancellor Lord Lawson to lead campaign group for Brexit in proposed referendum
The UK stuck with an "outdated" EU resistant to changes needed for a globalised world, he says.
Ban on smoking in car with children takes effect in England and Wales
Scotland considering implementing similar changes next year.
3 Libyan soldiers convicted of sex crimes in the UK seek asylum
The 3 carried out the attacks while stationed at Bassingbourn Barracks, Cambridgeshire last year
Fifth British jihadist Aseel Muthana added to UN sanctions list
He joins his brother Nasser who is already on the UN's list.
UK approves first 10 womb transplants following successful operations in Sweden
Ethical approval given for the transplants which will start in the spring.
Indonesia: 2 British journalists face up to 5 years jail for making documentary without proper visa
Neil Bonner and Rebecca Prosser entered the country using tourist visas.
VW emissions scandal: Carmaker prepares to recall up to 11 million vehicles for refits
New CEO Matthias Muller tells managers a comprehensive plan is being drawn up.
Kelly Gissendaner executed after Georgia board denies clemency bid
Georgia executes only female prisoner on death row after series of appeals including by the Pope.
UK to build £25m prison in Jamaica in prisoner transfer deal using money earmarked for foreign aid
The foreign aid-funded deal will see prisoner transfers starting in 2020.
Migrant crisis: German President Joachim Gauck warns country has finite capacity for refugees
Gauck questions German's capacity to keep its doors open to refugees in the long-term.
Facebook down: Social network site has second outage in less than a week
The social network went offline for about 42 minutes on Monday.
Four British jihadists in Syria now subject to UN sanctions
Action against a fifth UK jihadi is awaiting approval from the sanctions committee.
Malaysian prince defends sister who chooses not to wear a headscarf
He reminds Malay Muslims that dressing up like Arabs did not make them more religious.
Dismaland: Banksy's pop-up 'bemusement park' closes permanently
All fixtures from the park will be sent to the Calais refugee camp to build shelters.
Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell to outline new economic plan to redistribute wealth
McDonnell is set to match Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's politics with his new economics.
Spain: Catalan separatists win clear majority and claim mandate for independence
Separatists win in Catalonia's parliament sets the region on collision course over independence.