Syria artillery onslaught on Homs - The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.

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Radical cleric Qatada given bail - Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK's Special Immigration Appeals Commission.

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Mail editor 'knew of detectives' - The Daily Mail's editor was aware the paper was using private detectives but not of the extent to which it was doing so, the Leveson Inquiry hears.

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Network Rail boss forgoes bonus - Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.

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Obama: 'I deserve a second term' - President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.

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Queen commemorates 60-year reign - The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.

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Ian Paisley admitted to hospital - The former first minister and leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley, has been admitted to hospital.

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Abbas to head interim government - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will head a unity government between Hamas and Fatah ahead of elections in the West Bank and Gaza.

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Mars co-operation near collapse - US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.

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Girl shot 'while playing in shop' - A five-year-old girl was "happily playing" in a shop when she was hit by gang gunfire and left permanently paralysed, a jury hears.

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