Biden steps up pressure on Israel
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
Collider to shut down for a year
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
'Last Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia
Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin.
China denies World Cup sweatshop
A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its manufacturing contract.
Aid workers shot dead in Pakistan
Gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding others, the agency and police say.
China's exports see big increase
China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.
Ring may be giant 'impact crater'
Deforestation in central Africa has revealed what could be an impact crater left by a giant space rock, scientists say.
Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition'
A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings
The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.
Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus
Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country.
Beckham plots Old Trafford upset
David Beckham believes his AC Milan side can overturn a 3-2 deficit and send his former club Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League.
Fighting the tide
Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe
Galapagos tension
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Thin red line
Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
Biswas on India
Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracy
In pictures
Togo in trouble as election protests continue to rage
Separation fear
Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law
ANC seeks Winnie Mandela answers
South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.
Spanish hostage in Africa freed
A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.
Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
US activist Granny D dies at 100
Granny D, who walked across the US at the age of 89 in support of election campaign finance reform, dies.
Burma law bans Suu Kyi from poll
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.
Cathay Pacific returns to profit
Cathay Pacific reports a return to full-year profit as cost cutting and bets on the price of fuel pay off.
Berezovsky wins poison libel case
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former agent Alexander Litvinenko.
EU leader 'pities' UKIP's Farage
EU president Herman Van Rompuy says he pities Nigel Farage, the British Eurosceptic MEP who called him a "damp rag".
Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81
Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.
Israel sued over dead US activist
A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel.
Kidnapped boy's father back in UK
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is returning to the UK, against the wishes of the police, the BBC learns.
India help for Sri Lanka amputees
An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
New Kurdish party to challenge polls
Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in the third general election since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.
Bitterness and unease in Zimbabwe
Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term.
Can US broker Middle East peace?
Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?