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Prostate drug abiraterone 'set for NHS use'
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A drug for advanced prostate cancer is likely to be approved for NHS use in England and Wales after the medical watchdog reversed an earlier decision.
Abiraterone, which costs about £3,000 a month and can extend life by more than three months, was initially rejected by NICE for not being cost effective.
The decision prompted an angry response from patients and cancer charities.
Final approval will be made in June after the manufacturer offered the oral tablet at an undisclosed lower price.
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Greece's new caretaker prime minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos arrives at the Greek parliament in Athens. Greece unveiled a caretaker cabinet of technocrats tasked with organising the cash-strapped nation's second elections just six weeks after the last inconclusive vote
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New elected members of parliament of the exteme rightwing Golden Dawn party are sworn in to what will prove to be shortest-lived parliament in Greece's history as it is due to be dissolved immediately to pave the way for new elections on 17 June
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Mejra Dzogaz prays near at the graves of her two sons before another day's television broadcast of the court proceedings against former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic. Mejra's husband, three sons and a grandson were killed during the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 by a Serbian army unit commanded by Mladic. The Bosnian Serb general made a throat-slitting gesture to a woman who lost her son, husband and brothers in the Srebenica massacre at the start of his trial for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since the second world war
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Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer is photographed at a rally to protest against the Chinese governoment in Tokyo. Kadeer closed a four-day conference during which she had claimed her people were in a fight for their survival because of increasing repression in China
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London but not quite as we know it. People visit "London Street" at the Water Cube in Beijing which has been created as the 2012 London Olympic games approaches
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A woman tries to impede the arrest of student protesters during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Santiago May 16, 2012. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system.
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Members of the Russian Interior Ministry detain opposition activists near a protest camp, demonstrating against Russian President Vladimir Putin's presidency, which moved to a new location near the Barrikadnaya (Barricade) metro station from the site at Chistiye Prudy park, in central Moscow, May 16, 2012. Russian riot police broke up an Occupy-style protest against Putin on Wednesday, forcing dozens of people out of a central Moscow park where they had staged a sit-in round-the-clock for a week and detaining at least 15. Police converged on the site at Chistiye Prudy park at about 5:30 a.m. (0130 GMT) and told some 50 people who had spent the night to leave, citing a court order issued on Tuesday requiring them to clear the area.
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An anti-government protester walks towards riot police, holding stones in her hands, during a protest asking for the release of human rights activists Nabeel Rajab and Zaynab al-Khawaja in the village of Sanabis west of Manama May 16, 2012.
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A man walks by two foreign beggars outside the building of the Central Bank of Greece in central Athens May 16, 2012. Greece's president spoke of "fear that could develop into panic" at the country's banks in the weeks before fresh elections that could precipitate Athens exit from the euro zone. Central bank head George Provopoulos said savers withdrew at least 700 million Euros on Monday, the president told party chiefs. "Mr. Provopoulos told me there was no panic, but there was great fear that could develop into a panic".
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Cast member Bruce Willis poses during a photocall for the film "Moonrise Kingdom", by director Wes Anderson, in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 16, 2012.
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Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic attends his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague May 16, 2012. Mladic, 70, appeared on Wednesday for his genocide trial looking confident, flashing a thumbs-up and clapping his hands as he entered the courtroom.
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A trader reacts on the floor at the Madrid Bourse May 16, 2012. European shares sank to new 2012 lows on Wednesday in a broad-based sell-off as concern over contagion from Greece gripped investors.
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A woman looks at an elk standing on a lawn at a residential area in eastern Moscow, May 16. An elk family of bull, cow and calf wandered into a residential area in the eastern part of the Russian capital, close to Losiny Ostrov (Elk Island) National Park, Russian media reported.
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Engineers have been testing a new cable car system crossing the River Thames, Getty Images reports. The gondola-style cable cars will carry commuters between the Greenwich Peninsula and East London.
The system, which is estimated to be costing nearly £60 million ($95 million), is expected to open to the public this year but doubts have been raised over whether it will be ready in time for the opening of the Olympic Games on July 27.
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A student protester in a panda suit confronts a policeman in downtown Montreal on May 17, 2012. The students are striking over a planned tuition hike of 82 percent or over $1,700 as part of the government's efforts to rein in a budget deficit.
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A set of images released by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency show a scale model of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden was killed, The Associated Press reports.
The model was built by the agency and used by military and intelligence leaders to plan the raid. The once-classified model is scaled at 1 inch to 7 feet and each object in the model existed at one time at the original compound.
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Annette Robertson explores a portion of the artificial reef Spiegel Grove on May 16 2012, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, off Key Largo, Fla.
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Ten years ago, though, the Spiegel Grove project, funded by local contributions and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, hovered on the brink of disaster. The ship was prepared for sinking but prematurely sank and rolled over.
Salvagers then managed to fully sink the vessel and rolled the Spiegel Grove on her side. In July 2005, Mother Nature took its turn and Hurricane Dennis helped push the Spiegel Grove upright, making for a perfect wreck dive and a major Keys dive attraction.
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A customer uses an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a National Bank of Greece SA branch in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, May 17, 2012. The European Central Bank said it will temporarily stop lending to some Greek banks to limit its risk as President Mario Draghi signaled the ECB won't compromise on key principles to keep Greece in the euro area
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2 suspects accused of tryng to extort money from the family of Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro are arrested. Villatoro was found dead on the outskirts of the capital a week after he was kidnapped
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Emma Winnall attack: Two arrests made
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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of assault after an attack on a 93-year-old woman from Birmingham.
Emma Winnall suffered a fractured skull, a broken arm and wrist and a partially severed finger at her home overnight on 30 April.
A woman, 56, and 28-year-old man from the Hall Green area of the city are in police custody after being arrested at about 06:30 BST on Thursday.
A £5,000 reward has been offered for information about the attack.
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Sam Hallam murder conviction quashed by Court of Appeal
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A 24-year-old man who served more than seven years in jail for a murder he always denied has had his conviction quashed.
Sam Hallam was jailed for life in 2005, with a minimum term of 12 years, over the death of Essayas Kassahun, 21, in Clerkenwell, central London, in 2004.
Mr Hallam was at the Court of Appeal to hear the announcement that his conviction was "unsafe".
He said: "I don't want anyone else ever to suffer what I've been through."
In a statement read outside court by Paul May, who led the campaign to free him, Mr Hallam added: "The identification evidence against me was so unreliable it should have never been put to the jury.
"The Metropolitan Police should have followed up leads which would have proved my innocence of the terrible murder of Essayas Kassahun.
"They should have disclosed all the relevant evidence in their possession to my lawyers and they didn't.
"I now need time to recover with my family and friends from the nightmare I've suffered for the last seven-and-a-half years.
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Bankia shares plunge again on worries over finances
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Shares in Spanish bank Bankia have continued their dramatic decline on concerns over the firm's finances.
The share price was down another 25% on Thursday, taking losses for May to 50%.
Spain denied a report in the El Mundo newspaper that customers had taken more than 1bn euros ($1.3bn; £800m) out of the bank, which is set to be part-nationalised, over the past week.
The government, meanwhile, has had to pay sharply higher rates of interest to borrow money on the bond markets.
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Scott Kerr admits Christmas night out rape and sex assault in Glasgow city centre
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A man has admitted raping one woman and seriously sexually assaulting another in Glasgow city centre.
Call centre worker, Scott Kerr, 22, from Dundee, was on a Christmas works night out when he attacked the women.
The offences took place 15 minutes apart in James Watt Street, close to Broomielaw, on 21 December last year.
At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lady Stacey told Kerr he was a public danger and ordered a risk assessment before sentencing him next month.
The court heard how Kerr knocked his first victim to the ground, pushed her onto her back and repeatedly attempted to pull down her underwear with intent to rape her.
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Malaysia: Three Mexicans among five sentenced to death
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A Malaysian high court has sentenced five men, including three Mexican brothers, to death for drug trafficking.
Police arrested the men in a drug-making facility in 2008. They claimed that they were cleaners and not making drugs.
The defendants, who also include a Singaporean and a Malaysian, plan to appeal the sentence.
Death is the mandatory penalty for drug trafficking in Malaysia.
Reports say that police found more than 29 kilograms (63 pounds) of methamphetamine worth an estimated $15m at the facility in the southern state of Johor where the men were arrested.
The three brothers are reportedly the first Mexicans arrested in the country on drug trafficking charges.
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German immigration jumps to highest levels in 16 years
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Immigration has leaped to its highest level in 16 years in Germany, according to government figures.
The number of people moving to Germany from Greece and Spain have seen particular jumps, with arrivals from Greece almost doubling.
Data from Germany's statistics office showed that 958,000 people moved to Germany in 2011, while 679,000 left, the highest net inflow since 1996.
Most of the migrant arrivals were from new eastern European EU member states.
The rise came after Germany's seven-year exemption to EU rules on the free movement of labour expired, allowing people from Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to enter the country.
Some 163,000 Poles moved to Germany in 2011, 49,000 more than in 2010, while a total of 41,000 Hungarians moved last year, 12,000 more than a year earlier.
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George Zimmerman 'had broken nose', medical report says
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Florida murder suspect George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a fractured nose and cuts to his head when examined following the death of teenager Trayvon Martin, US reports say.
Mr Zimmerman was examined the day after February's fatal shooting, reports said, giving details of the findings.
He has always maintained he acted in self-defence on the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
He denies a charge of second-degree murder, and is currently free on bail.
According to documents obtained ABC News that are expected to be used by his defence in the event of a trial, Mr Zimmerman reported to a family doctor for a medical examination the morning after the shooting.
He was described as having a "closed fracture" of his nose and two lacerations on the back of his head, as well as the black eyes.
Previous evidence of an altercation between Trayvon Martin and Mr Zimmerman was limited to police CCTV footage from when the neighbourhood watch volunteer was brought to a police station after the shooting.
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Limbless Frenchman Philippe Croizon hits swim landmark
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A Frenchman who lost his limbs in an accident has completed the first part of his challenge to swim between five continents.
Philippe Croizon swam from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia with long-distance swimmer Arnaud Chassery and a local man who joined them to show his support.
Mr Croizon, who uses prosthetic limbs with flippers attached, took seven-and-a-half hours to swim the stretch.
He lost his limbs 18 years ago while adjusting a TV aerial on a roof.
"It was very, very hard," he said after the event, which involved crossing 20km (12 miles) between two points on New Guinea island which is shared between the two countries.
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Moscow, Russia: Riot police detain opposition supporters during a rally
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Madrid, Spain: A protester in a wheelchair from the "indignados" movement demonstrates in front of a police car near Cibeles Square
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Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Nationalist party leader, Mizanur Rahman Minu, speaks to the media after a scuffle with police
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MotoGP champion Casey Stoner to retire at end of season
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MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner will retire at the end of the season after explaining that he has lost his passion for the sport.
The 26-year-old Australian had previously denied rumours that he was to end his career, but revealed his intention ahead of France Grand Prix.
"This sport has changed a lot and it has changed to the point where I am not enjoying it," he said.
"I don't have the passion for it and so at this time it's better if I retire."
He added: "There are a lot of things that have disappointed me, and also a lot of things I have loved about this sport, but unfortunately the balance has gone in the wrong direction.
"After a long time thinking, a lot of time talking with my family and my wife, this has been coming for a couple of years now, but at the end of this 2012 season I will be not racing in the 2013 Championship."
Stoner, who also won the world title in 2007, leads this year's championship by a single point from Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo after claiming victories in Spain and Portugal.
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Disco singer Donna Summer dies
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US singer Donna Summer, famous for disco hits including I Feel Love, Love To Love You Baby and Love's Unkind, has died at the age of 63.
Summer was one of disco's biggest stars and won five Grammy Awards.
Her family said they were "at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy".
Summer's collaborations with producer Giorgio Moroder helped define the genre, as well as having a huge influence on synth pop and dance music.
Stars including Madonna, Kylie Minogue and David Bowie were among the acts who acknowledged her influence.
A statement from Summer's family said: "Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith.
"While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy. Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time."
Born LaDonna Andre Gaines, Summer grew up in Boston and started singing in her church's gospel choir.
She began her professional career on the stage and joined the cast of a German production of the musical Hair in the late 1960s, prompting her to move to the country.
Her first solo record came out in 1971 but it was her work with the Italian synthesiser pioneer Moroder that led to her breakthrough with Love to Love You Baby in 1975 - the first of 29 UK top 40 singles.
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Tulips are in full bloom at the Changchun Park in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, May 15, 2012.
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We're singing in the rain … David Beckham, Boris Johnson and minister for sport Hugh Robertson enter the Panathenian stadium in Athens for the handover of the Olympic flame
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Members of the Royal Air Force adjust their clothing as they prepare to practice drills in the parade ground at RAF Halton, in advance of formal duties to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee
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What is the collective noun for a chic group of French female politicians? Aurelie Filippetti, Genevieve Fiorasco, Nicole Bricq, Michele Delaunay and Valerie Fourneyron attend the first cabinet meeting of the newly formed French government
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The Queen enjoys her jubilee trip on the Yellow Duck amphibious vehicle during a visit to the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool. Not so sure about Prince Philip though, who maybe feeling a bit seasick
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Police detain a gay-rights protester after clashes with Orthodox Christian activists in Tbilisi, Georgia. Dozens of gay-rights activists marched on the streets to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
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A new fruit is to go on sale at Marks & Spencer next week, but you may not be able to keep a straight face when asking for it. The fruit, currently dubbed a 'papple', looks and tastes like an apple but has the skin and texture of a pear
