US President Obama hosts an opening dinner for G8 leaders, discussing North Korea, Syria and Iran, with the eurozone crisis likely to top Saturday's agenda.

California's SpaceX company is preparing to launch to the space station - the first resupply mission to the orbiting outpost by a private company.

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as critics say more should be done to remember civilian deaths.

US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.

Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.

Inmates who took control of a jail in Honduras on Wednesday agree to surrender after clashes that killed one prisoner and injured another 11.

Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries.

The UN Security Council imposes a travel ban on five leaders of the recent military coup in Guinea-Bissau, and demands a return to democracy.

The highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state.

The Smith Museum in Stirling is unlocking the display case and letting fans hold the oldest football in the world.

The Olympic flame sets off on its 70-day tour of the UK in the build-up to the London 2012 games.