Thousands mourn Karachi bomb dead
08.02.10
Mourners attend funerals for more than a dozen people killed in bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslims in Karachi.
The remains of two bodies -- possibly British hostages taken more than two years ago in Baghdad, Iraq -- have been handed over to British authorities, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Saturday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election last month spurred massive protests, plans a televised speech Tuesday night to discuss domestic and foreign issues.
More than 1,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against US firm Intel operating on the Jewish day of rest.
Egypt will play Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations final after cruising to a 4-0 semi-final win against an Algeria side reduced to eight men. Troops in the Philippines seize a separatist camp and killed 30 rebels on Mindanao island, the country's military says.
Mourners attend funerals for more than a dozen people killed in bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslims in Karachi. UK police investigate a sighting of businessman Ian Griffin the day after his girlfriend was found dead in a Paris hotel. As the US withdraws troops from cities and towns in Iraq, Jim Muir finds Iraqis facing an uncertain future.
Pista Devi's toes struggle to keep from poking out through the holes in her shoes as she pushes and pulls a wicked-looking farm tool. She is a widow and is struggling to feed herself and five children.
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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 impra 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 czwarta władza say.
RSSszajka 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 agenda - 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 czwarta władza 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 hulanka says it will challenge the poll result that has seen President Faure Gnassingbe re-elected.
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