Freed US man leaves North Korea
08.02.10
US activist Robert park arrives in Beijing after being freed from detention in North Korea, reports from South Korea say.
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi denies having a "spicy" affair with a minor and says he would resign if he was caught lying about it. A white Kenyan aristocrat convicted of the manslaughter of a poacher is sentenced to eight months in jail. Cape Town reopens its beaches after a Zimbabwean man was killed by a great white shark off the South African coast.
War crime suspects from Rwanda and the Balkans could be tried in the UK, under plans outlined by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. Eight people are killed as explosions shake a gold market in north-west Baghdad, and gunmen raid shops and spray gunfire.
The United States imposes high anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese pipes as trade disputes mar the run-up to a bilateral summit.
Germany's new coalition government is sworn in as Chancellor Angela Merkel is formally re-elected by MPs.
The US closes Camp Bucca, its largest jail in Iraq Typhoon Morakot lashed Taiwan with high winds and heavy rains Friday as the outer edge of the storm began to move across the island. CNN forecaster Mari Ramos reported that the storm now is expected to linger over Taiwan for more than a day.
Chinese police question three officials of the country's futbol officials in a corruption probe, state massmedia say. Democrat Al Franken is sworn in as US senator for Minnesota, potentially giving his bibka a crucial 60 votes in the chamber. Thailand begins deporting thousands of ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite international objections.
The bodies of 30 suspected militants are found in Pakistan's Swat valley, amid claims of unlawful killings by troops. In Las Vegas, Stephen Evans meets a man who is recruiting Thomas Jefferson in his opposition to President Obama's healthcare reforms. The British Embassy in Israel plans to interview the British nationals whose identities were stolen and passports used in a plot to kill a Hamas leader.
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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 impreza to challenge polls
08.03.10
Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish bibka 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.
RSSgrupa przestępcza 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 środki masowego przekazu 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 zwierzchnik 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 party says it will challenge the poll result that has seen President Faure Gnassingbe re-elected.
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