18 May. 13; 16:25: Don't let me go: kidnap victim's plea When officers arrived at Ariel Castro's home in Cleveland, a crowd had formed on the porch.
18 May. 13; 15:49: Olympics to Oscars: Great gatecrashers European soccer body UEFA has issued a statement after an 11-year-old boy managed to invade the pitch and pose as a member of Chelsea Football Club's entourage following this week's Europa League Final. He follows a (dis)honorable line of other gatecrashers who between them have blagged their way past security at the White House, the Olympics, the Oscars and even royal parties.
18 May. 13; 22:57: Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence.
18 May. 13; 19:55: Nigeria army imposes curfew on city Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.
18 May. 13; 01:08: Tunisia bars Salafist gathering Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan, raising fears of possible violence.
BBC News | America
19 May. 13; 00:13: Car hits crowd at Virginia parade Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in the US state of Virginia, officials say.
18 May. 13; 03:59: Lawyer denies OJ Simpson's claims OJ Simpson's former lawyer rebuts claims by his former client he botched his defence in an armed robbery case.
18 May. 13; 12:18: Dozens injured in US train crash More than 60 people were injured, at least two critically, after a head-on collision between two commuter trains near New York, officials say.
BBC News | Asia-Pacific
19 May. 13; 00:02: Pakistani politician is shot dead Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.
18 May. 13; 11:05: Afghan MPs halt women's law debate The Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women, with conservatives calling for it to be scrapped.
18 May. 13; 11:11: Warner in Twitter row investigation Opening batsman David Warner is asked by Cricket Australia to explain why abusive messages to journalists are on his Twitter account.
BBC News | Europe
18 May. 13; 19:40: Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.
18 May. 13; 10:24: Hollande signs gay marriage bill President Francois Hollande signs into law a controversial bill making France the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.
18 May. 13; 11:55: EU to ban refillable olive oil jugs The EU is to ban restaurants from using refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil, citing hygiene and consumer protection.
