Graduation used to be a rite restricted to students leaving university, but these days schoolchildren are getting in on the fun - with American-style proms to mark the end of the exam season.

The abdication of King Edward VIII 70 years ago brought shame on the Royal Family and sent violent shockwaves through the British establishment. But look again, and this is not a shameful episode - rather a touching one.

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As Iraqis turn out in high numbers to vote, Jim Muir reports from a polling station in Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.

In tribal areas of India's Madhya Pradesh state, single boys and girls elope to find their life partners, writes BBC's Faisal Mohammed Ali.

The inauguration of the new Iraqi parliament is a moment of celebration and commemoration, finds the BBC's Jim Muir.

Royal bride Sophie Rhys-Jones wore a simple ivory silk and organza dress-coat with a long train, and carried a bouquet of ivory roses.