1Egypt's new military-backed interim President has moved swiftly to make political appointments and set down a timeline for elections, but it has done little to quell the violence in the country, with over fifty of the deposed President Mohamed Morsi's supporters killed this week.

2Special envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair has supported the army's actions in Egypt.

3An official report has found that the main reason Osama bin Laden was able to avoid capture for over ten years was the incompetence of Pakistani intelligence gathering and the authorities' ability to take decisive action.

4Boston marathon bombing victims have seen the teenager accused of the terrorist attack appear in court for the first time this week.

5The victim of a terrorist attack on a London suburban street, Lee Rigby was finally laid to rest yesterday.

6Investigators are still trying to piece together what caused a plane to crash upon landing at San Francisco Airport.

7One of the three young women held captive in Cleveland for over a decade has spoken about her ordeal.

8The Sichuan Province in China has experienced its worst flooding in 50 years.

9There are growing calls for abandoned off-shore drilling platforms to remain in place, allegedly for the positive environmental impact they have.

10Analysis of this week's international news headlines.