Zuma apologises over love-child
08.02.10
South African President Jacob Zuma apologises for fathering an illegitimate child, after a national outcry.
US climate change legislation will have worldwide impact Israeli leader Netanyahu travels to Jordan for unannounced talks with King Abdullah in Aqaba. At least 10 people were killed in Tehran when police clashed with protesters on Saturday, state TV says. What will the protests achieve?
At least two people were killed and 20 injured in a bombing in southern Baghdad on Friday morning, an Interior Ministry official told CNN.
Fossil hunters discover huge dinosaur footprints, said to be among the biggest in the world, in eastern France.
Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy rains as it neared Nicaragua's coast early Thursday, with forecasters warning that it could make landfall in a few hours.
Saudi Bliski Wschód attempts to clamp down on those charging to reserve a prime prayer space at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. A Chinese court hears the first civil compensation claim by a parent whose child fell ill because of the tainted milk scandal. Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland braces for crucial poll
Some of the 600 prisoners held by the US in Afghanistan will be given the right to challenge their detentions, the Pentagon says. At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a Chinese factory, official media say. A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch-list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says.
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What will the Iraq elections achieve?
08.03.10
Polls have closed in the second election since Saddam Hussein's fall. Will this poll bring change?
RSSAdjusting to Swedish life, after Andijan
08.03.10
In May 2005, troops in Andijan, Uzbekistan, opened fire on demonstrators. Uzbek authorities threw out all foreign press - including the BBC's Monica Whitlock. Five years on, she meets survivors leading new lives in Sweden.
RSSNew Kurdish melanż to challenge polls
08.03.10
Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish prywatka that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in Sunday's election.
RSSIndian writer accepts talks role
08.03.10
Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she is ready to be an observer at any government talks with Maoist rebels.
RSSPolice 'closing in' on kidnappers
08.03.10
Police in Pakistan are closing in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British boy, says the Pakistani Interior Minister.
RSSPM's Iraq evidence 'disingenuous'
08.03.10
Former defence chiefs challenge Gordon Brown's claim at the Iraq inquiry that no military request for equipment was turned down.
RSSSurgery on Mubarak 'successful'
08.03.10
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state środki masowego przekazu say.
RSSzgraja robs Berlin poker tournament
08.03.10
Armed robbers storm a luxury Berlin hotel hosting a poker tournament, reportedly stealing the $1.1m jackpot.
RSSEU considers general carbon tax
08.03.10
The European Commission plans an EU-wide tax on carbon as part of the EU's green energy dział - but the UK opposes such a move.
RSSAustralia charge over boy's death
08.03.10
Police in Australia charge a man with manslaughter over the death of a three-year-old Indian boy, Australian publikatory report.
RSSPhilippine troops kill 'rebels'
08.03.10
Philippine troops kill at least seven militants from the Abu Sayyaf group in a raid on their hideout, officials say.
RSSRove regrets weak defence of Bush
08.03.10
Strategist Karl Rove says he regrets not doing more to reject claims his prezes President George W Bush lied about WMDs in Iraq.
RSSUN chief visits Chile quake city
08.03.10
UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits a Chilean city badly hit by the earthquake as doctors warn that debris poses a health risk.
RSSGeldof challenges BBC aid claim
08.03.10
Bob Geldof challenges the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for Ethiopia aid paid for arms.
RSSTogo opposition snubs poll result
08.03.10
Togo's main opposition prywatka says it will challenge the poll result that has seen President Faure Gnassingbe re-elected.
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