China's Xi to visit Russia, Kazakhstan and BelarusChinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia this week to attend World War II anniversary celebrations, with Kazakhstan and Belarus also on his itinerary.
5,800 migrants rescued in MediterraneanAnother 5,800 migrants desperate to reach Europe were rescued this weekend as they tried to cross the Mediterranean on rickety boats.
London Eye lit by Facebook election chatThe London Eye tourist attraction was lit up in party political colours reflecting the amount of social media interactions about them on Facebook.
02 May 2015
Prince William's wife Kate in labourPrince William's wife Kate was admitted to hospital in London in labour with the couple's eagerly-awaited second child.
Violent clashes overshadow start of Milan ExpoThe opening of Expo 2015 was marred by violent clashes between police and dozens of militants opposed to Milan's hosting of the world fair.
02 May 2015
Femen and her father ruin France's Marine Le Pen's big dayBare-chested Femen activists making Nazi salutes disrupted a speech by France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen at her National Front party's traditional May 1 rally in Paris.
Maddie McCann parents win 500,000 euros in Portugal libel caseA former Portuguese police officer who headed the investigation into the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann was ordered to pay 500,000 euros to her parents in a libel case.
Radio silence as Russia tries to contact space cargoRussia will try again to make contact with an unmanned cargo ship after communications were lost following the spacecraft's launch toward the International Space Station.