French policeman killed in ‘terrorist act’

Spread of human disease from animals mapped
Scientists say they have developed a better way to predict how diseases such as Lassa fever jump from animals to humans.

Libya claims $1.2bn damages from Goldman Sachs over trades
Libya’s $67bn national investment fund is seeking damages from Goldman Sachs, saying the bank encouraged it to make complex, money-losing investments.

Huge spam and malware network goes offline
One of the biggest networks of spam-sending computers in the world goes quiet, puzzling internet security experts.

Bahrain rights activist Nabeel Rajab rearrested – family
A leading Bahraini human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, has been rearrested in a dawn raid on his home, his family says.

Donald Tusk: Brexit could destroy Western political civilisation
European Council president Donald Tusk says a UK vote to leave the EU could threaten “Western political civilisation”.

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26bn
Microsoft is buying the professional networking website LinkedIn for just over $26bn (£18bn).

Orlando club shootings: Full fury of gun battle emerges
Police rammed the side of the Orlando night club with an armoured car while trying to stop the mass shooting inside, officials in Florida reveal.

Florida nightclub attack victims named
Names of some of the 50 people killed in a gun attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, have begun to emerge.

Orlando nightclub gunman’s father speaks of grief
The father of a gunman who killed 50 people in an Orlando gay club says he did not know that his son had “hatred in his heart”.

Who was the Florida nightclub gunman?
Police have named Omar Mateen, 29, as the gunman who killed 50 people at Florida’s Pulse nightclub before being shot dead by police.

Ex-wife: Orlando killer ‘unstable and disturbed’
The man responsible for killing 50 people at at a gay nightclub Florida is described by his ex-wife as abusive, “mentally unstable” and “disturbed”.

Euro 2016: 150 Russians ‘behind’ violence
Some 150 Russians were behind much of the violence in Marseille when Russia played England in Euro 2016, while six Britons are among 10 people facing trial, prosecutors say.

Qatar convicts Dutch woman held ‘after being raped’
A court in Qatar convicts a Dutch woman charged with having sex outside marriage after she told police she had been raped.

Abu Sayyaf ‘kills Canadian Robert Hall’ in Philippines
Canadian hostage Robert Hall has been killed by the militant group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines after a ransom deadline expired, media reports say.

Talking gun control
As Orlando is confirmed as the worst mass shooting in US history, the BBC’s Philippa Thomas meets three gun enthusiasts in Arizona to hear their views on the best way to tackle gun crime.

A community under siege
The worst mass shooting in modern American history was also a hate crime against the gay community. It’s not the first time LGBT people have been the targets of violence.

Who was the gunman?
A gunman who killed dozens of people in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, has been identified as Omar Mateen. What is known about him?

How attack unfolded
At least 50 people are dead and dozens injured after a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando. What exactly happened?

E3: Fifa 17 story mode revealed at EA event
The bestselling football video game series Fifa will introduce a story mode, allowing players to control a character on and off the pitch.

Copa America: Brazil knocked out by Peru in group stages
Brazil are knocked out of the Copa America in the group stage for the first time in nearly 30 years after losing 1-0 to Peru.

Japan’s Nikkei falls 3.5% as yen strengthens
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index falls 3.5% as shares in exporting companies are hit by a rise in the yen.

Euro 2016: Northern Ireland fan dies after fall in Nice
A Northern Ireland fan dies in Nice after falling eight metres onto a beach, French police confirm.

Oscar Pistorius: Sentencing hearing due in murder case
A sentencing hearing for South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, is due to start in Pretoria, in the final stretch of the case.

Eritrea blames Ethiopia for border clash
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of launching an attack at the two countries’ heavily militarised border after clashes on Sunday – Ethiopia has not commented.

Orlando shootings: Club attacker had ‘hatred in his heart’, father says
The father of the gunman who killed 50 people in an Orlando gay club says his son had “hatred in his heart”.