France closes migrants' shelter
08.02.10
French police close down a makeshift shelter for illegal migrants in the port of Calais, a day after it opened.
The recession's latest victim in Japan may not be corporate earnings but the political careers of the ruling melanż in the country's parliament, as voters prepare to vote on Sunday.
Abu Dhabi stepped in to help troubled fellow emirate Dubai and its state-owned holding company, Dubai World, with $10 billion in financing on Monday.
A człowiek starszy US diplomat says deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was "irresponsible and foolish" to return from exile.
Two supporters of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are sentenced to prison after praying for her release. Results of a referendum in Niger give an overwhelming mandate to the president to seek office for a third term.
The Afghan singing star working the London Tube Steve Harmison is left out of the egzamin squad for South Africa, Kevin Pietersen is in and there is a surprise call-up for Liam Plunkett. Malaysian PM Najib Razak outlines plans to dismantle the decades-old affirmative action programme for ethnic Malays.
Several people are reported to have been killed after a bus crashes off a road in western Germany. A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of the two Red Bulls.
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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 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.
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 sekcja - 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 media 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 dyrektor 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.
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 odnośnik
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 idea
08.03.10
Voters in Iceland overwhelmingly reject a koncept to repay debts to the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of the Icesave collapse.
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