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11/20/2008 06:53 AM
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Asia markets follow US share drop
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Asian markets plummet after New York's main share index slumps to its lowest level in five years, amid recession fears.
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11/20/2008 02:58 AM
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Officials blamed for Brazil crash
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Ten Brazilian government and airline officials are blamed for the country's worst air crash, in an official report.
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11/20/2008 06:05 AM
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Fatal blast hits Bangkok protest
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An explosion at the site of an anti-government demonstration in Bangkok kills one protester and wounds more than 20.
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11/20/2008 08:13 AM
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EU reaches deal on farm reforms
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EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.
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11/20/2008 08:27 AM
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Cyber-bullying trial opens in US
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A US woman goes on trial accused of using a fake online personality to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.
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11/20/2008 08:12 AM
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Fire breaks out at Berlin airport
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A fire breaks out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights from the German capital, officials say.
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11/20/2008 07:20 AM
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IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan
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The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October.
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11/20/2008 07:38 AM
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Panama 'holds Colombia scam boss'
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Panama has arrested a Colombian suspected of running a collapsed pyramid finance scheme, reports say.
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11/20/2008 05:52 AM
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Sri Lanka army 'takes rebel area'
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Sri Lankan troops have captured the first line of defence of Tamil Tiger rebels on the Jaffna peninsula, the army says.
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11/19/2008 06:08 PM
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Row over Pentagon's alterations to female general's photo
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The Pentagon is embroiled in a row after releasing a digitally altered photo of a woman general.
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11/19/2008 01:46 PM
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Pied Piper required as rats return to Hamelin
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The Pied Piper's services might be needed again in Hamelin, northern Germany, as the town's famous rats have returned.
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11/20/2008 03:05 AM
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Live text - India v England
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India are chasing 241 to beat England in the third one-day international against India in Kanpur, which is reduced to 49 overs per side.
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11/18/2008 04:39 PM
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Ballesteros leaves intensive care
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Golfing legend Seve Ballesteros is released from intensive care says the hospital where he had surgery on a brain tumour.
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11/19/2008 09:43 PM
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Terry heads England to win over Germany
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England skipper John Terry heads a late winner to earn Fabio Capello's side a fully-deserved 2-1 victory in Germany.
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09/11/2008 03:27 PM
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Send your video, pictures and story ideas
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Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.
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11/19/2008 04:31 PM
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Battle for rights
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Writers targeted as violent nationalism grips Turkey
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11/19/2008 06:46 PM
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Gaza voices
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Palestinians describe life under the Israeli blockade
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11/19/2008 05:19 PM
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In pictures
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The challenges faced by returning Afghan refugees
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11/19/2008 09:00 AM
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Dodo and friends
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Inside the Natural History Museum's bird collection
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11/19/2008 10:22 AM
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Before the Tardis
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Doctor Who creators were nervous of failure
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11/19/2008 01:44 AM
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Work stops
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Chinese plants shut as global financial crisis hits
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11/20/2008 01:49 AM
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Rwanda aide questioned in Paris
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A Rwandan presidential aide is placed under formal investigation in France over the killing of a former president.
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11/20/2008 04:05 AM
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Bush 'seeks to ease wildlife law'
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US environmentalists accuse President Bush of trying to rush through changes to the Endangered Species Act.
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11/20/2008 04:41 AM
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China and Peru agree trade deal
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Peru and China sign a free trade agreement during the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Lima.
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11/19/2008 06:01 PM
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European online library launches
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The British Library is among more than 1,000 cultural groups contributing to a European online library.
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11/19/2008 06:07 PM
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Syrian site 'resembled reactor'
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A Syrian site bombed by Israel last year had features resembling those of a nuclear reactor site, a UN atomic watchdog report says.
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11/20/2008 07:26 AM
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Pakistan Taleban quit peace deal
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A Taleban commander in Pakistan's tribal region of Waziristan pulls out of a peace deal with the government.
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11/20/2008 07:55 AM
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Clampdown on excessive speeders
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A raft of measures are suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.
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11/20/2008 08:11 AM
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Rolls-Royce plans 2,000 job cuts
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Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs in 2009, including 140 in the UK.
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11/19/2008 11:59 PM
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Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk'
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Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, research shows.
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11/19/2008 06:34 PM
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Mammoth's genome pieced together
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A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia.
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11/19/2008 10:30 AM
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£10m boost for Titian masterpiece
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The campaign to keep Titian's masterpiece Diana and Actaeon on public display is given a £10m boost by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF).
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11/20/2008 02:59 AM
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Britain 'leads digital TV uptake'
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Digital television is spreading faster in Britain than in France, Canada, the US, Germany and Japan, according to research.
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