Kenyan-born UK cyclist Chris Froome says he hopes that his victory in the Tour de France will inspire young Africans.

UK pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline says that senior executives in its China office appear to have broken the law amid a bribery scandal.

The family of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi accuses the country's military of abducting him.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is showing "sustained improvement" in hospital, a government statement says.

A manatee celebrated his 65th birthday at the South Florida museum. According to museum officials, he could be the oldest manatee on record.

More than half a billion mobile phones are vulnerable to a hack attack because of problem with their Sim cards, according to a leading security researcher.

More than 30 million girls are at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation over the next decade, Unicef says.

Three Greek bank officials are convicted of manslaughter for failing to protect lives during an arson attack that killed three staff.