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02/04/2012 10:11 AMSyria forces 'in Homs massacre' Activists say Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in Homs in the worst violence since anti-government protests began, but the government denies it.
02/04/2012 06:34 AMAfghan civilian death toll rises The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
02/04/2012 09:41 AMThousands in rival Moscow marches Thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Valdimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.
02/03/2012 08:48 PMObama urges 'keep recovery going' Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.
02/04/2012 02:19 AMSaigon fall reporter dies at 79 George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.
02/04/2012 01:49 AMWikileaks suspect to face trial US soldier Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks, will face a court martial, says the US Army.
02/04/2012 01:28 AMEurope hit by Russia gas shortage Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.
02/03/2012 11:45 PMFBI probes Anonymous phone hack The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.
02/03/2012 11:12 PMAnger over NY police Muslim memo Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.
02/04/2012 12:04 AMLance Armstrong team probe closed US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.
02/04/2012 03:03 AMOil spurs Canadian PM China visit Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products.
02/03/2012 09:35 AMStriking galaxy image from Hubble The Hubble space telescope captures an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way.
02/03/2012 03:52 PMMonkeys fed wine 'to fight flu' A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.
02/03/2012 07:31 AMFireman stands in for air control A fireman guides a plane to land at an airport in India after air traffic controllers fail to turn up for work, it emerges.
02/03/2012 09:09 PMCancer charity in funding U-turn A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.
02/03/2012 09:30 PMMicron's Appleton dies in crash Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho.
02/03/2012 09:36 PMColombia emerald tsar faces probe Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s.
02/04/2012 12:33 AMCuban blogger denied travel visa A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa.
02/03/2012 11:11 PMCairo clashes over football anger At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.
02/03/2012 07:30 PMMany die at S Sudan peace meeting At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say.
02/03/2012 06:52 AMLife term for Khmer Rouge jailer Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment.
02/03/2012 02:57 PMNepal former rebels leave camps Thousands of former Maoist fighters in Nepal begin the process of demobilisation, five years after they ended their armed revolt.
02/03/2012 10:40 PMFrench air workers to hold strike Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.
02/03/2012 11:02 AMUN faults Italy over WWII claims The UN's highest court rules that Italy was wrong to allow its courts to make claims for compensation against Germany for Nazi war crimes.
02/03/2012 06:00 PMBBC accuses Iran of intimidation The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
02/03/2012 06:02 PMSinai gunmen release US tourists Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say.
02/04/2012 09:21 AMArrests at Syrian embassy protest Six people were arrested overnight during a protest at the Syrian embassy in London over an alleged massacre in Homs, Scotland Yard says.
02/04/2012 05:49 AMMuch of Britain braced for snow Heavy snow is forecast for most of England and Wales later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads.
02/03/2012 09:45 PMUS job numbers show strong growth The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.
02/03/2012 11:53 PMNew Virgin staff pay for checks Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
02/03/2012 11:21 AMHungarian airline Malev collapses Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received.
02/03/2012 10:56 AMTerry stripped of captaincy by FA John Terry is stripped of the England captaincy, the Football Association has confirmed.
02/03/2012 08:04 PMRobshaw relishing Scotland battle Chris Robshaw says England's young side will not be daunted by Saturday's Six Nations opener at Murrayfield.
02/04/2012 09:28 AMEngland players go unsold at IPL Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction.
02/03/2012 12:07 PMPoster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.
02/03/2012 09:59 AMKing's Speech premieres on stage Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.
02/03/2012 10:47 AMGospel singer David Peaston dies R&B and gospel singer David Peaston, best known for the tracks Two Wrongs (Don't Make it Right) and Can I?, dies aged 54.
02/03/2012 05:31 PMVIDEO: Cardboard Ayatollah lampooned A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran.
02/03/2012 10:07 PMVIDEO: More demonstrations expected in Moscow More demonstrations are expected in Moscow on Saturday as part of ongoing protest against fraud in December's parliamentary elections in Russia.
02/03/2012 04:06 PMVIDEO: Heavy rains cause havoc in Australia Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated.
02/03/2012 09:36 PMVIDEO: Son on Libyan diplomat's 'torture' The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is believed, was tortured in custody.
02/03/2012 08:47 AMVIDEO: Khmer Rouge chief gets life sentence Appeal judges at a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia have rejected a claim by the man who ran a notorious Khmer Rouge detention centre, that he was not responsible for the crimes.
02/03/2012 11:57 AMVIDEO: Cairo clashes over football anger Protesters have gathered on the streets of Egypt's capital Cairo amid calls for more rallies over the deaths of 74 fans at a football match on Wednesday.
02/03/2012 01:18 AMVIDEO: Rolls-Royce to open Singapore plant Rolls-Royce will open a new half a billion dollar plant in Singapore later this month.
02/03/2012 11:07 AMVIDEO: Oldest woman in Cuba turns 127 The oldest woman in Cuba and possibly the world celebrates her 127th birthday this week.
02/04/2012 06:39 AMVIDEO: One-minute World News Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
02/04/2012 12:42 AMDo the dead outnumber the living? Do the dead outnumber the living - or is it the other way round?
02/04/2012 05:59 AMUttar Pradesh battles voter apathy India's most populous state battles to boost poll turnouts
02/04/2012 01:11 AMVote rigging fears ahead of Russian poll Activists enraged by Putin party's 'dirty tricks' in election
02/03/2012 05:39 PMWeek in pictures: 28 January-3 February A selection of news photos from around the world this week
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