Americans barred from leaving Egypt seek refuge at US embassy in Cairo
Three US citizens move into embassy as tensions mount over Egyptian crackdown on pro-democracy and human rights groups
IAEA approves stress tests on Japan reactors
UN inspectors have given their backing to tests designed to confirm the reactors’ safety, despite concern from some experts
RBS, the nationalised bank that regards itself as operating in the private sector
It is hard for RBS to argue that Barclays, not the civil service or the Bank of England, is the right yardstick for pay
Ecuador police recruits abused – video
Controversial images showing mistreatment of police recruits have been leaked to the press in Ecuador. In them, cadets are exposed to teargas, put on beds of nails and electrocuted. Human rights expert Ricardo Camacho, who leaked the material, says such practices help to legitimise similar treatment of detainees in the eyes of recruits
Costa Concordia divers find 17th body
Spokesman for Italian civil defence organisation says woman’s body was found on submerged sixth deck of cruise ship
‘Anti-Islamic’ band nominated for Norway’s top music prize
Black metal band notorious for lyrics attacking Muslims nominated for Norwegian answer to the Grammys