• US attacks East Jerusalem plans
    US Vice-President Joe Biden condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.
  • Dutch bishops order abuse inquiry
    Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.
  • US apology for Gaddafi comments
    The US apologises for comments made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
  • N Ireland backs policing switch
    Northern Ireland's assembly backs a key measure to devolve the highly sensitive issues of policing and justice from London.
  • Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
    UN chief Ban Ki-moon pays an emotional tribute at a memorial service to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti earthquake.
  • Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist'
    Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
  • Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
    A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
  • Producer admits Letterman blackmail
    A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.
  • 'Ransom bid' in Cyprus body theft
    A ransom was demanded for the stolen and now-recovered body of Cyprus ex-President Papadopoulos, a minister says.
  • Porn net domain name plan revived
    A plan to create a net domain for adult content could be revisited three years after it was rejected by regulators.
  • UK gives condom aid ahead of World Cup 'festivities'
    The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.
  • Arsenal 5-0 Porto (6-2)
    Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
  • Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham
    Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
  • Can US broker Middle East peace?
    Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?
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  • Tracked down
    Paedophile priest left untouched by Church and state
  • Hewitt on Europe
    An EMF? Hard to set up and no cure for euro woes
  • Earth Watch
    Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotangle
  • Day in pictures
    The most striking images from around the world
  • Thin red line
    Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
  • Separation fear
    Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law
  • Obama backs Greece on speculators
    President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
  • EU concern over end of tanker bid
    Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
  • Aer Lingus to make 670 job cuts
    Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.
  • Hard drive evolution could hit XP
    Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.
  • Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
    A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
  • Games migrate to the social side
    The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
  • Pink Floyd take EMI to court
    Pink Floyd launch legal action in the High Court against EMI over payment of online royalties and marketing of their music.
  • Oscars 'most watched since 2005'
    This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.
  • Third of EU emissions 'imported'
    Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
  • Superweed predator to be released
    A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.
  • US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'
    The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.
  • Somali hope for Chandlers release
    Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says efforts are being made to release a UK couple held by pirates as soon as possible.
  • Row over exhuming Rwanda leader
    The son of Rwanda's first President, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, protests at orders to exhume his father's remains.
  • Brazil slaps trade sanctions on US
    Brazil is backed by the WTO as it slaps trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal subsidies to cotton farmers.
  • Greece asks US for its assistance
    Greece's prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country's debt woes.
  • Raids 'kill Indonesia militants'
    Indonesian security forces kill three alleged militants and investigate whether one is key Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin.
  • Japan confirms secret nuclear pact
    Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.
  • Alcohol ban means Irish rugby fans face long Good Friday
    Row as Irish crunch match Munster v Leinster is a mouth-watering clash for any rugby fan, but most drinkers in the Irish Republic wanting to toast the Magners League fixture in a bar next month will have to leave the country.
  • Heirs delay sale of historic papers in Italy tax tussle
    The sale of papers belonging to a 16th Century Italian scholar credited with founding European art history is called off at the last moment.
  • Israeli 'spymaster' dies aged 82
    A former Israeli spy who played a key role in Africa, the Middle East and the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal has died.
  • Israel and Syria in nuclear bids
    Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.
  • Indian MPs approve women's bill
    India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
  • Bangladesh 'ignores' refugees
    Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns.
  • Troop bomb training 'inadequate'
    The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies".
  • Two dead British soldiers named
    The Ministry of Defence names two British soldiers killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Sunday.
  • Medal honours Holocaust 'heroes'
    A new medal to honour the courage of ordinary people who helped others escape the Nazis has been given to two men at Downing Street by Gordon Brown.
  • UK trade gap unexpectedly widens
    The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.
  • Fraudster ran £34m pyramid scheme
    A professional gambler is found guilty of running a £34m pyramid scam which targeted people on low incomes.
  • Men arrested 'days before attack'
    Two students fighting deportation to Pakistan were arrested days before they planned a terror strike in the UK, a court hears.