Nigerian governor is re-elected
08.02.10
The governor of the Nigerian state of Anambra is re-elected amid accusations of unfair voting procedures.
Alastair Cook's patient century helps England move 43 ahead at 386-5 after three days of the second ankieta with South Africa. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried Saturday to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, saying she'd like to see talks begin "as soon as possible."
Poland's prime minister tells the US vice-president his country is ready to take part in a revised US missile defence plan. Twenty people are killed and 13 injured in a suicide bombing in a crowded market place in southern Afghanistan. French qualms about futbol win over Ireland
Afghan żyłka show star begins new life in United States
At least 34 people were killed and 114 were wounded Friday in four attacks in Iraq aimed at Shiite targets on a religious holiday, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
Skull fragments believed to be those of the murdered investigative journalist, Georgiy Gongadze, are found in Ukraine. The US declares greenhouse gases harmful to human health, paving the way to regulating emissions for the first time. A cruise ship carrying 2,000 people is ordered to remain at anchor off Australia after three crew ankieta positive for swine flu.
Usain Bolt wins the 100m in at the Golden League meeting in Zurich in a time of 9.81 seconds. G8 leaders are to set a target to cut greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050. Is this achievable? Before heading back to the UK Washington correspondent James Coomarasamy had a yard sale and discovered it revealed an interesting glimpse into the human condition.
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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 bibka to challenge polls
08.03.10
Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish biba 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 media say.
RSSgang 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 oddział - 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 szef 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 bibka says it will challenge the poll result that has seen President Faure Gnassingbe re-elected.
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