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Burma's junta has refused to allow visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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The Italian city of Venice has launched what is believed to be the most extensive, wireless internet system anywhere in Europe.

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Authorities have moved more than 300,000 people from their homes in southern China after severe flooding.

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North Korea has test-fired a series of missiles in an apparent act of defiance on 4 July, American Independence Day.

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The French village of Vatan is hoping to capitalise on its new status as part of the Tour de France cycle race.

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The former US Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has announced she is resigning as Alaska's governor.

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Details of the ticketing arrangements for the Michael Jackson memorial in Los Angeles next Tuesday have been announced.

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Mark Kermode reviews the UK's new movie releases including Public Enemies, Red Mist and Ice Age 3-D.

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Reaction to Michael Jackson's death might have recalled the outpouring after the death of Princess Diana or Jade Goody, so we spoke to broadcaster Tim Lovejoy and put hysteria in the spotlight.

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Keith Wallace with two more widgets for busy business travellers.

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon has been holding talks with Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, at the start of a two-day visit to the country.

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Bankers are enjoying the return of bonuses - so are they too stupid to learn from their mistakes, or too greedy to care? Top economist Will Hutton gives his take of the week.

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Around 10,000 athletes from 140 countries have converged on the Serbian capital, Belgrade, for the Universiade, or international student games.

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Sales figures for June show mixed fortunes for US car makers, with Ford beating estimates and GM and Chrysler disappointing.

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The Government is looking at banning credit card companies encouraging individuals to spend money they don't have by sending out blank credit card cheques. Labour John McFall explains more and journalist Will Self joins in the debate.

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India's new government is finalising its budget, due to be published on Monday, with both the country's poor and businesses hoping for more assistance.

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Pupils from The Gryphon School in Dorset talk about their experiences making a feature film of Thomas Hardy's novel Far From the Madding Crowd.

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The government says it intends to take the East Coast rail service, run by National Express, into state ownership.

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The government's controversial proposal to part privatise Royal Mail has been shelved.

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Mollie Sugden has died at the Royal Surrey Hospital after a long illness.

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Thousands of Michael Jackson fans spent Tuesday at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, to celebrate his music.

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Tigers at the Isle of Wight zoo have been hosed down to help them keep cool as the south of the UK swelters.

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The National Grid can cope with the changing quantities of power generated by wind power without suffering power cuts or a meltdown, a study says.

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Actor Bruce Jones, better known as Coronation Street's Les Battersby-Brown, slept rough for ten days and nights last winter.

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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg on about revenue, privacy, and the future.

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Researchers at Japanese car maker Toyota claim to have come up with a wheelchair that moves by reading people's minds.

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The French government has agreed to lower the tax charged at cafes and restaurants, with the aim of making eating out cheaper in the midst of a recession.

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Johnny Depp has greeted screaming fans in London's Leicester Square at the UK premiere of his latest movie Public Enemies.

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A court in Los Angeles has given the mother of Michael Jackson temporary custody of the star's three children.

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A court in Los Angeles has awarded temporary custody of Michael Jackson's three children to his mother, Katherine.

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Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for massive fraud.

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A £140m scheme to produce enough electricity to power every home in Glasgow, using nothing but the power of water, is being opened by the Queen.

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The BBC's Steve Lamacq interviews rock veteran Bruce Springsteen ahead of his first Glastonbury.

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Bruce Springsteen has said that he is excited about playing his first Glastonbury festival.

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Student leaders have warned that young people's chances of getting summer work this year could be the worst in living memory.

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Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes eventually to fly around the world.

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The musical based on Michael Jackson's life, Thriller Live, is to go on with performances following the death of the pop star.

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Should what someone wears be important? With clothing hitting the headlines this week for the right and wrong reasons, presenter Miquita Oliver puts what we wear in the spotlight.

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Uri Geller has paid tribute to his close friend Michael Jackson, saying he will remember the musician for his "genius".

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Crowds of Michael Jackson fans began to gather at UCLA medical centre in Los Angeles, after it was announced that the singer was rushed there in critical condition.