A genocide charge against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is reinstated at the UN Yugoslav war crimes tribunal at The Hague.

Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama signs for Southampton in a £12.5m Scottish record transfer from Celtic.

Wayne Rooney is heading home from Manchester United's pre-season tour and will be sidelined for a month with a hamstring problem.

England end day two of the first Test with a lead of 15 at 80-2 after debutant Ashton Agar hits 98 for Australia.

A disease which robs children of the ability to walk and talk has been cured by pioneering gene therapy to correct errors in their DNA, say doctors.

For the first time, astronomers have determined the true colour of a planet orbiting another star - and it's a deep azure hue.

US authorities say DNA evidence links a dead convict suspected to have been the notorious Boston Strangler to a woman murdered nearly 50 years ago.