| 07/29/2010
11:45 AM DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140'
About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| 07/29/2010
06:48 AM Greek police clash with hauliers
Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike. |
| 07/29/2010
10:09 AM Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'
A Frenchwoman admits killing eight newborn babies after remains are found but insists her husband knew nothing, prosecutors say. |
| 07/29/2010
09:57 AM Second missing US sailor 'dead'
Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say. |
| 07/29/2010
11:45 AM Cameron defends Pakistan comments
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism. |
| 07/29/2010
06:07 AM Woerth questioned on L'Oreal link
Police questioned France's Labour Minister Eric Woerth in their probe into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. |
| 07/29/2010
11:12 AM Arizona takes law fight to appeal
Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect. |
| 07/29/2010
06:19 AM Law boosts Russian secret police
Russia expands the powers of its FSB secret police amid concern among human rights activists that they may be abused. |
| 07/29/2010
08:45 AM Japanese tanker in damage mystery
Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack. |
| 07/29/2010
06:49 AM California in 'fiscal emergency'
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget. |
| 07/29/2010
07:40 AM Facebook data hoarder speaks out
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users. |
| 07/28/2010
11:55 PM Mother bear rescues cub from net
Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska. |
| 07/29/2010
02:49 AM Cheetahs set for return to India after 100 years
The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction. |
| 07/29/2010
11:52 AM US military graves 'mislabelled'
As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says. |
| 07/28/2010
09:07 AM Surface Gulf oil 'vanishing fast'
Oil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began. |
| 07/29/2010
10:04 AM Paraguay rebel 'dies in shootout'
Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say. |
| 07/28/2010
06:56 PM Maradona hits out at 'betrayal'
Diego Maradona accuses the Argentine Football Association of "lies and betrayal" after his reign as national coach ends. |
| 07/29/2010
11:26 AM Bashir's party doubts Sudan vote
President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided. |
| 07/29/2010
09:36 AM Zimbabwe football chief suspended
The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations. |
| 07/29/2010
09:00 AM Chemicals washed into China river
Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say. |
| 07/29/2010
06:43 AM Thai provinces end emergency rule
Thai authorities lift a state of emergency in six more provinces, more than two months after ending anti-government protests in Bangkok. |
| 07/29/2010
11:48 AM 'Hijack' foiled at Moscow airport
Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport arrest a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane. |
| 07/29/2010
12:33 AM France to shut illegal Roma camps
French President Nicolas Sarkozy orders illegal Roma gypsy camps to be dismantled and illegal migrants to be deported. |
| 07/29/2010
11:25 AM Arab League endorses direct talks
The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say. |
| 07/29/2010
12:01 PM Gun and bomb attacks hit Baghdad
At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. |
| 07/29/2010
06:39 AM Famous diamond 'staying put' - PM
David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India. |
| 07/29/2010
09:49 AM Hunger striker wins burger claim
A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts £77,500 in damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest. |
| 07/29/2010
06:59 AM Fixed retirement age to be axed
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government. |
| 07/29/2010
11:38 AM Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial. |
| 07/29/2010
11:56 AM Oil firms' profits almost double
Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses. |
| 07/29/2010
10:54 AM China allows IMF report release
China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006. |
| 07/29/2010
11:35 AM FSA tightens bankers' pay rules
The Financial Services Authority announces plans to update its guidelines on bankers' pay, affecting 2,500 firms. |
| 07/29/2010
10:14 AM Live - England v Pakistan
Eoin Morgan makes his maiden Test fifty as England push on after tea on day one of the first Test against Pakistan. |
| 07/29/2010
11:51 AM I am not a number two, says Massa
Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix. |
| 07/29/2010
09:44 AM Tendulkar makes fifth double ton
Sachin Tendulkar scores his fifth Test double century to help India to 669-9 at the close of play on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka. |
| 07/29/2010
03:58 AM No charges for Jackson's doctors
Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say. |
| 07/29/2010
05:50 AM Bertrand says vocal 'was not me'
Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi. |
| 07/29/2010
06:25 AM Churchill's papers to go public
Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access. |
| 07/29/2010
12:10 AM Prisoner rickshaw rehabilitation
The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome. |
| 07/29/2010
12:11 PM Greek police clash with hauliers
Greek police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens. |
| 07/29/2010
12:15 PM Record temperatures in Moscow
The record-breaking heatwave in Russia which began a month ago sparked fires across the country, including around the capital Moscow, which now lies under a thick layer of smog. |
| 07/28/2010
11:46 PM Star Wars hits New York subway
Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places. |
| 07/29/2010
04:45 AM Commonwealth concern in India
As David Cameron visits one of India's Commonwealth Games venues, there are questions about whether the event is a wise way to spend so much money. |
| 07/29/2010
02:53 AM Madagascar delivers plea on aid
The Madagascan government has appealed to the international community not to abandon the country, following the suspension of much aid to the island last year. |
| 07/29/2010
12:09 AM Arizona's view of migrant law block
People in Arizona give their views on the blocking of a tougher version of the state's immigration laws days before it was to come into effect. |
| 07/28/2010
11:40 AM China: Worst floods in a decade
Amid the worst floods in China for a decade, at least 20 people are missing in Sichuan province where heavy rain triggered a landslide which buried almost 60 houses. |
| 07/09/2010
03:56 AM One-minute World News
Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. |
| 07/29/2010
09:00 AM Big beast
EU's new creature lurks in diplomatic jungle |
| 07/29/2010
10:06 AM Deep blue fuels
Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves |
| 07/29/2010
02:12 AM Horse patrol
US agents saddle up along the Mexican border |
| 07/29/2010
08:09 AM Picture of health?
Hosni Mubarak's busy schedule may dispel health rumours |
| 07/28/2010
08:27 PM Emotional vote
Joy and tears as Spanish region of Catalonia bans bullfighting |
| 07/29/2010
01:00 AM Human cost
Madagascar hospitals hit as aid cut over army coup |
| 07/28/2010
06:53 PM Super-jet setters
Russian planemakers eye global markets |
| 07/28/2010
07:32 PM Migrants' sanctuary
How New Mexico's approach to immigration differs to Arizona |
| 07/09/2010
03:07 PM Hero's welcome?
Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust |
