How can US-China relations be repaired?
08.02.10
Tensions between the US and China have grown after a spate of diplomatic rows. What next for the two nations?
linka Sinjab describes how attitudes to women are slowly changing in Syria, but sexism is still prevalent even in the modny capital, Damascus. Once the cameras stopped rolling at the opening session of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, top officials got down to brass tacks in what one called "very constructive, very candid" discussions.
Police in Hong Kong say they will charge a man over one of a series of acid attacks that has baffled investigators. Security is tightened in Iraq as the authorities prepare for next Tuesday's deadline for US troop withdrawal from the cities. Suburban turtles in Australia outperform their counterparts living in nature reserves, surprising scientists.
Life and times of the BBC's old Paris offices
The European and US space agencies finally pull the plug on the aging Ulysses spacecraft. Cuba has agreed to rys talks with the United States over migration and mail service between the two countries, two człowiek starszy State Department officials said.
Tillakaratne Dilshan hits a century as Sri Lanka make a fine start against South Africa in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy. At least 111 people are killed after tsunamis, triggered by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific, sweep the Samoan islands.
Will 9/11 trial be triumph of justice or just for show? Australian police are investigating whether officers ran naked round an unmarked police van at traffic lights as they travelled to a stag party. A committee of Euro MPs moves to block the renewal of a deal allowing US anti-terror officials to access Europeans' bank data.
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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 party 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 massmedia 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 oddział - 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 naczelny 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 balanga says it will challenge the poll result that has seen President Faure Gnassingbe re-elected.
RSSHamilton to edge Button - Mansell
08.03.10
Motor 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 odsyłacz
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 idea to repay debts to the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of the Icesave collapse.
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