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03/15/2010 07:27 AM
Thai PM rejects protest ultimatum
Thailand's PM rejects a resignation demand by protesters gathered outside a barracks where he has been holed up.

03/15/2010 03:16 AM
Sarkozy party facing poll defeat
President Sarkozy's party faces defeat from the Socialists in regional elections, which also saw a strong National Front showing.

03/15/2010 02:30 AM
Mission: Impossible actor dies
Peter Graves, star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films, dies of a suspected heart attack in LA, aged 83.

03/15/2010 07:31 AM
Deadly car bomb in Iraq's Falluja
A suicide bomber explodes a car in the Iraqi city of Falluja, killing at least seven people and wounding 13, officials say.

03/15/2010 06:31 AM
US fury at Mexico consular deaths
Three people connected to the US consulate in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez have been killed, the White House says.

03/15/2010 05:55 AM
Happy silver anniversary dotcom
The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.

03/15/2010 04:19 AM
Students die in India bus crash
At least 26 students are killed and dozens hurt when a bus plunges into a river in India's northern state of Rajasthan.

03/15/2010 01:44 AM
UN boss reassures Haiti victims
Ban Ki-moon tells Haiti the world will continue to support them as they recover from the devastating earthquake.

03/15/2010 06:52 AM
Irish Catholic leader in 'cover-up'
The Catholic primate of all-Ireland rejects calls to resign over claims he helped cover up a sex abuse investigation in the 1970s.

03/14/2010 10:22 AM
Panic in Georgia as bogus TV report says Russia has invaded
Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report said Russian tanks had invaded and the president was dead.

03/14/2010 10:35 PM
Beckham likely to miss World Cup
David Beckham's dream of playing in a fourth World Cup looks over after he tears an Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo.

03/15/2010 02:56 AM
Live - Bangladesh v England
Bangladesh lose their third wicket on day four of the first Test, chasing an unlikely 513 to win after England declared on 209-7.

03/15/2010 12:59 AM
Whale of a crime?
Greens can't get Japan to blubber for dead whales

03/15/2010 07:23 AM
Slap for Sarkozy
Gavin Hewitt on how mid-term polls are seen in France

03/13/2010 03:55 PM
Spoil sports?
The rules children must obey in Berlin, Paris, Rome and NY

03/14/2010 12:15 PM
Deadly legacy
Ridding Falklands of its landmines, 30 years after war

03/14/2010 06:47 AM
In pictures
Secrets of Italian artist Caravaggio in the frame

03/14/2010 01:53 AM
Cut and run?
Bombed out and banned: Gaza's male hairdressers

03/14/2010 05:46 PM
French hostages 'freed in Darfur'
Two French hostages seized in the Central African Republic in November have been freed, the French foreign minister says.

03/12/2010 04:39 PM
Winnie denies maligning Mandela
Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, denies giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans.

03/15/2010 06:07 AM
Brazil leader begins Mid-East tour
Brazil's president arrives in Israel at the start of a Middle East tour to throw his country's weight behind the peace process.

03/14/2010 03:46 PM
Obama aide stokes US-Israel row
A top Obama adviser criticises Israel over settlement homes in East Jerusalem, thwarting Israeli hopes of ending the row.

03/15/2010 07:20 AM
British minister in China for talks
The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China for talks on the Iranian nuclear issue and climate change.

03/15/2010 07:26 AM
China buying Argentine oil stake
China National Offshore Oil Corporation is paying $3.1bn for a 50% stake in Argentine oil and gas group Bridas Corporation.

03/14/2010 03:29 PM
UK government criticises BA strike
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis attacks the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew staff, calling it "totally unjustified".

03/13/2010 12:07 PM
EU 'nearing' Greece bail-out deal
The EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.

03/14/2010 10:53 AM
Hamas leader seized in West Bank
A leading member of the Hamas militant group, Mahar Uda, is arrested in the West Bank, the Israeli army says.

03/14/2010 05:24 PM
PM Maliki extends Iraqi poll lead
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki's bloc strengthens its lead over its main rivals with partial election results now in from all 18 provinces.

03/15/2010 07:17 AM
Air strike in Pakistan kills nine
Pakistani fighter jets target suspected Taliban hideouts in the north-western Orakzai tribal area, killing at least nine.

03/15/2010 04:38 AM
Two held for Mumbai 'attack plot'
Police in the Indian city of Mumbai say they have arrested two men suspected of plotting to attack an oil firm and shops.

03/13/2010 11:21 AM
Is US politics nastier than ever?
As Barack Obama delivers his angriest performance since he was elected, Mark Mardell asks if America is becoming more divided.

03/13/2010 11:18 AM
Tidy tents and pretty plaits in Haiti
Huge tented communities have been set up in Haiti and survivors of the earthquake and tremors are making the most of their new life under canvas, which, as the BBC's Christine Finn finds, could be for a long time to come.

03/12/2010 06:26 PM
Should Catholic priests be celibate?
The Pope defends celibacy amongst priests as a sign of "full devotion" to God. Do you agree?

 

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