1. Facebook poised for market debut
Facebook shares are to start trading in one of the highest-profile flotations of recent years, making co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's stake worth about $20bn.
2. Market jitters over eurozone woes
European markets suffer a nervous session with investors unsettled by a downgrade for Spanish banks and the political crisis in Greece.
3. Inside world's ‘priciest house’
The first pictures are released showing inside the "world's most expensive house", owned by the Ambani family in Mumbai.
4. Ban: Al-Qaeda behind Syria blasts
The UN chief Ban Ki-moon says that Islamist militants from al-Qaeda must be behind two recent devastating suicide car bomb attacks in Syria.
5. Royals arrive for Queen's lunch
The King of Bahrain and Swaziland's King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Diamond Jubilee lunch hosted by The Queen later.
6. US to announce Africa food plan
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security in Africa ahead of a G-8 summit near Washington.
7. China jails smuggler Lai for life
Lai Changxing, extradited from Canada to face one of China's most notorious smuggling and bribery cases, is jailed for life, state media says.
8. Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, the British Medical Journal says in a review of research.
9. EU 'plans for Greek exit option'
The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says.
10. Japan urges cuts in power usage
Japan urges businesses and households to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts.
11. Silicon trick for next-gen memory
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.
12. Olympic flame to arrive for relay
The Olympic flame is due to arrive in the UK on Friday, ready for the start of the London 2012 torch relay.
13. VIDEO: Malawi babies who are fighting to grow
Nearly half of babies in Malawi are affeced by stunted growth because of malnutrition.
14. VIDEO: China activist's family claim torture
Relatives of the blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, have given detailed accounts of the torture and retribution they have allegedly suffered at the hands of Chinese authorities.
15. VIDEO: Sacha Baron Cohen as himself
Sacha Baron Cohen steps out of character to give a rare interview as himself, but admits it is 'probably a mistake'.
16. VIDEO: One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
17. VIDEO: Building disasters blight Sicilian town
Italy has a history for creating spectacular architecture, as seen in cities like Rome and Venice, yet one town in Sicily has found itself blighted by modern building disasters.
18. VIDEO: G8 leaders to meet at Camp David
G8 leaders are due to meet at Camp David in the US, as world stock markets fall in response to the latest downgrading of 16 banks in Spain by the ratings agency Moody's.
19. VIDEO: 'Is Facebook worth $100 billion?'
As Facebook floats itself on the stock exchange, technology experts attending the Future Everything conference in Manchester give their views on the company's worth.
20. VIDEO: When live TV goes wrong - it's Odd Box
The perils of being a reporter on live TV, the cafe just for cats and the $1,500 hot dog.
21. China property prices fall again
Chinese property prices continued to fall during April after the government kept policies in place to curb speculation.
22. US puts tariffs on Chinese panels
The US says it will impose import tariffs of about 30% on Chinese solar companies, saying China is flooding it with subsidised products.
23. Met Police to extract phone data
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.
24. Anonymous attacks Indian websites
Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India.
25. Obama leads Donna Summer tributes
President Barack Obama joins a host of music industry luminaries in paying tribute to Donna Summer following the disco star's death at the age of 63.
26. Sweden tipped for Euro success
Sweden is the frontrunner to win at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, while Engelbert Humperdinck believes the UK can triumph.
27. Wild spring weather baffles bugs
The wettest April in more than a century has caused problems for many UK butterflies, bees and other bugs, say conservationists.
28. Japan launches S Korea satellite
Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business.
29. Statins 'benefit healthy people'
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
30. Father wants 'donation' lessons
A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum.
31. Rodgers rejects Liverpool talks
Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers is not interested in speaking to Liverpool about their vacant managerial position.
32. Iran 'to sue Google' over Gulf
Google is facing legal action for not labelling the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its map service.
33. Shah Rukh Khan given stadium ban
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is banned from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years following angry exchanges with staff at an IPL cricket match.
34. Mbeki to pressure Sudan on talks
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Sudan to try to restart talks between Sudan and South Sudan after heavy fighting last month.
35. Chen's relatives tell of beatings
Relatives of Chen Guangcheng describe beatings meted out by local officials after the Chinese activist's escape from house arrest last month.
36. 'No rift' between PM and Hollande
No 10 rejects suggestions of a rift between David Cameron and Francois Hollande ahead of their first talks at the G8 summit in the US.
37. Inmates take over Honduras jail
Officials say prisoners have taken control of a jail in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula where at least one person died in a fight between inmates on Wednesday.
38. US strike plan on Iran 'ready'
The US has plans in place to attack Iran if other measures fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel says.
39. Zimmerman found with bloody nose
A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teenager had a bloody nose and a cut on his head, according to police reports.
40. Parent classes 'not nanny state'
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state".
41. Plaque to IRA bomb victims stolen
Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington.
42. Briton in Thai 'foetuses' arrest
A British citizen has been arrested in Bangkok for possessing human foetuses, Thai police confirm.
43. Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'
A woman claims her husband, who had dementia, was given 106 different carers in a single year.
44. Hackney's 'beauty and ugliness'
A photographer's view of Hackney
45. In pictures: Royals in North West
Queen in Cheshire and Merseyside
46. In pictures: Olympic flame tours Greece
Olympic flame tours Greece
47. Your pictures: Sailing
Readers' photos on the theme sailing
48. Day in pictures: 17 May 2012
24 hours of news photos: 17 May 2012
49. Gold buttons for Queen's banner
Half a million gold buttons decorate Royal Barge
50. In Pictures: Carlos Fuentes' wake
Mexicans pay their last respects to Carlos Fuentes
51. Day in pictures: 16 May 2012
24 hours of news photos: 16 May 2012
52. The fish more poisonous than cyanide
Eating the fish that contains a poison stronger than cyanide
53. Quiz of the week's news
How did Obama provoke this response from Beckham?
54. Top pilot's 'most precious cargo'
Coping with the pressure of flying the Olympic light to the UK
55. The Great Escape
How blind activist fled heavily-guarded village
56. Day in pictures: 18 May 2012
24 hours of news photos from around the world
57. VIDEO: Nato's exit strategy in Afghanistan
How will Nato remove troops and hardware from Afghanistan?
58. SpaceX readies historic mission
First privately operated delivery to the space station will open new era
59. A box, a seat, a curtain and you
The lasting appeal of the photo booth
60. Obama's new friend
Obama will relish Francois Hollande's anti-austerity support
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