Freed US man leaves North Korea
08.02.10
US activist Robert ogród arrives in Beijing after being freed from detention in North Korea, reports from South Korea say.
Merging the TV and the web The forthcoming trial in Germany of John Demjanjuk could be the last occasion on which a Nazi war crimes suspect faces prosecution.
China says that overseas net firms are welcome to do business according to the law. Should Google pull out of China? The spokeswoman of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher says he would consider the possibility of standing in for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. The leader of a radical Islamist group is shot dead in an FBI raid near the US city of Detroit, officials say.
Can Obama still count on Turkey as the ally he needs?
Kenya tries to deport Jamaican hate-cleric Abdullah al-Faisal for the second time this month, a government lawyer tells court. James Milner's first-half goal earns Aston Villa victory over Blackburn in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.
Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's campaign team claimed Friday he was on track for victory in the country's presidential election, while his close rival Abdullah Abdullah also said he was leading the vote.
Pan Am Flight 103 was 31,000 feet in the air, heading for New York City, when it exploded over Scotland on the longest night of the year, December 21, 1988, killing 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground below.
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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 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 środki masowego przekazu say.
RSSbanda 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 filia - 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 boss 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 impra says it will challenge the poll result that has seen President Faure Gnassingbe re-elected.
RSSHamilton to edge Button - Mansell
08.03.10
motocykl racing legend Nigel Mansell believes Lewis Hamilton has the edge over Jenson Button at McLaren when the new Formula One season gets under way.
RSSFerguson rejects Red Knights łącze
08.03.10
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson rejects claims he is supporting a potential takeover of the club by a group of wealthy fans called the "Red Knights".
RSSScots set 'world record' for number of skiers wearing kilts
08.03.10
A ski centre sets the record for the largest number of kilted skiers and snowboarders on a slope at the same time.
RSSSandra Bullock named worst actress at Razzies
08.03.10
Sandra Bullock picks up the worst actress award at the Razzies, a day before she is expected to win an Oscar.
RSSIceland rejects pula payback plan
08.03.10
Voters in Iceland overwhelmingly reject a plan to repay debts to the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of the Icesave collapse.
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