Sat, 04 Jul 2009
North Korea 'tests more missiles'
North Korea reportedly fires four short-range missiles amid speculation it may be planning another long-range test.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
No Suu Kyi meeting for UN chief
Burma's junta refuses to allow visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
Honduras' high court rejects a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Alaska Governor Palin to resign
Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
UK forces 'encounter few Taliban'
British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
Serbia jails Muslim 'terrorists'
Twelve alleged Serbian Muslim radicals are jailed for up to 13 years for plotting terrorist attacks on an imam and others.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
African Union in rift with court
The African Union halts co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its war-crimes charges against Sudan's leader.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
Six die in London tower block fire
Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
North Korea tunes in to commercial world with beer advert
North Korea launches television adverts for a beer, in a rare commercial move for the resolutely communist nation.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Murray suffers semi-final misery
Britain's long wait for a men's finalist at Wimbledon goes on after Andy Murray loses a nail-biting semi-final against an inspired Andy Roddick in four sets.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Federer eases into seventh final
Roger Federer beats Tommy Haas in straight sets to reach a seventh consecutive Wimbledon final and close in on a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Are you worried about swine flu?
The UN?s top health official has said the worldwide spread of swine flu is now unstoppable. Are you concerned?
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
UK seeks Iran trial clarification
British diplomats are trying to establish if Iran intends to act on its threat to prosecute staff from the UK's Tehran embassy.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
BT offers holidays for pay cuts
BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
Fears over student place shortage
Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
Bankruptcy in over-65s 'triples'
The number of pensioners filing for bankruptcy has increased threefold over the past five years, research shows.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Officials withhold fugitive names
Government officials refuse to name dozens of prisoners who have escaped from an open prison.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Crashed jet fighter airmen named
The two crew of an RAF jet fighter who were killed when it crashed into a hillside in Argyll have been named.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Killer jailed after jeopardy case
A man acquitted of killing his ex-girlfriend seven years ago is found guilty after a new trial under double jeopardy laws.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Which former PM was sporting a black eye at an award ceremony?
Tony Blair sported a faint black eye as he accepted an award earlier, after an a "gym-related accident".
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Mass arrests
Concern grows over fate of Iranian protesters
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Around the horn
So what exactly does the cuckold sign mean?
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
West meets East
UK teenagers take up Japan's fashion rebellion
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Custody battle
Legal wrangles may lie ahead over Jackson's children
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Danger zone
BBC visits Somalia's radical guerrillas al-Shabab
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Calculated risk
Visiting Burma's military rulers is a gamble for UN chief
Sat, 04 Jul 2009
Kenya sets new tribunal deadline
Kenya and the ICC agree a new deadline to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election violence.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Jackson tickets via internet draw
Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Japan rethinks silent hybrid cars
Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Demjanjuk cleared to stand trial
The alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is declared fit enough to stand trial in Germany.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Gaza girl killed in border clash
A 17-year-old Palestinian girl has been killed in Gaza by Israeli fire in a clash with Palestinian militants near the border.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Deadly military crash in Pakistan
Up to 26 Pakistani soldiers are feared dead after an army transport helicopter crashes in a tribal region, officials say.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Rogue trades cost oil broker $10m
A rogue trader at a London-based oil brokerage causes his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'
The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Blur comeback at Parklife venue
Britpop heroes Blur reveal the inspiration for their hit Parklife at the first of their Hyde Park reunion gigs.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Moon probe returns first images
The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Mixed results for green IT goals
A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.