Neutrino 'flavour' flip confirmed

Super-K looks for the faint flashes of light emitted when passing neutrinos interact with its water An important new discovery has been made in Japan about neutrinos. These...

South Asia disunity 'hampers flood warnings'

Some 1,000 people have been confirmed dead in India from June's floods, but thousands more are missing. A lack of co-operation between South Asian countries is preventing timely...

Smile! Cassini sets up photo of Earth

This simulation shows the portion of the Earth's surface that will be illuminated during the event The world is being asked to look up on Friday and smile...

Apple, Google and other tech giants demand spying openness

NSA boss Gen Keith Alexander said sharing more data about requests must not harm investigations Apple, Google and dozens of other technology companies have urged US authorities to...

OECD launches plan to stop firms 'abusing' tax rules

Tax avoidance by big firms sparked protests this year Existing tax rules need updating as they can be "abused" by multinational companies, according to the Organisation for Economic...

Clashes over Spain political corruption claims

Tom Burridge reports on Spain's "most angry" demonstration since reports of the scandal broke Spanish police and dozens of anti-government demonstrators clashed in central Madrid overnight, leaving several...

Pioneering adult stem cell trial approved by Japan

The first trial of stem cells produced from a patient's own body has been approved by the Japanese government. Stem cells can become any other part of the...

Pakistan politician sought over poisoning which killed 22

Pakistani police are seeking the arrest of a local politician in connection with the fatal poisoning of 22 people from a rival branch of his family. Police allege...

Brazil World Cup ticket prices revealed by Fifa

Some of the biggest games of the competition will be played at the Maracana stadium Ticket prices for international fans attending the football World Cup in Brazil will start...

Australia to send asylum-seekers to PNG

Mr Rudd said the message was "loud and clear" Asylum-seekers arriving by boat will no longer be resettled in Australia but will go to Papua New Guinea, Prime...

Life in transit: What is it like to live in an airport?

This weekend, the US whistleblower Edward Snowden, will have spent four weeks in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. Two thousand miles away, in neighbouring Kazakhstan, a young man has already...