• EU 'nearing' Greece bail-out deal
    The EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.
  • Three freed in Irish 'Vilks plot'
    Police in the Irish Republic release three of the seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.
  • Moon move dismays Apollo men
    Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".
  • Clinton rebuke over Israel homes
    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem.
  • Alaska wolves 'killed' US teacher
    Wolves in Alaska are suspected of killing a woman jogger in what would be the first such attack in the US in half a century.
  • Ivory and tuna top wildlife talks
    UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.
  • Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal
    Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal after talks in London.
  • Obese drinkers face 'double whammy'
    Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn.
  • Chile puts quake damage at $30bn
    The cost of rebuilding Chile after its monster earthquake will be at least $30bn, the country's new president announces.
  • Cell for cell: Georgian prisoners can swap jail time for monastery
    Officials in Georgia announce a scheme to let prisoners shorten their jail terms by spending time in a monastery instead.
  • Queen invented the phone, and other odd UK children's beliefs
    Children's strange misconceptions about science are revealed in a science knowledge quiz.
  • Live - Bangladesh v England
    Captain Alastair Cook falls for a Test-best 173 after England pass 400 on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh.
  • Schumacher keen to 'raise game'
    Returning legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Friday practice in Bahrain.
  • 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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  • Crocked monsieur
    Weekend polls may loosen Sarkozy grip on Elysee Palace
  • Paradise lost?
    Bulldozers menace remote beauty of Indian state
  • Toxic shock
    New York's 9/11 dust victims split on compensation deal
  • 'Murdered soul'
    German campaigner tells of childhood Catholic abuse
  • Robert Peston
    Lehman Brothers: How $50bn was buried in London
  • Rare opportunity
    Door creaks ajar for undocumented Haitians in the US
  • Lehman bosses severely criticised
    A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
  • BA union announces strike dates
    BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
  • China oil demand is 'astonishing'
    Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.
  • Net clash for web police projects
    A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces.
  • China's stern warning to Google
    China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.
  • HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft
    About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.
  • Phil Spector 'denied fair trial'
    Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector are appealing his murder conviction, claiming he was denied a fair trial.
  • Sir David to voice CBBC animation
    Veteran actor Sir David Jason is to lend his voice to CBBC's first ever in-house animation series, it is announced.
  • Climate linked to smaller birds
    Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by climate changes.
  • Thalidomide effect mystery solved
    The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
  • New blood pressure approach urged
    Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.
  • Winnie denies maligning Mandela
    Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, denies giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans.
  • Mogadishu residents told to leave
    Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues.
  • Same-sex couples marry in Mexico
    Five same-sex couples tie the knot in Mexico City under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.
  • Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding
    Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks.
  • Burma election laws a 'setback'
    The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations.
  • Siberian tigers die at China zoo
    Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.
  • Portugal passes austerity budget
    Portugal's parliament backs an austerity budget aimed at cutting its deficit to the level permitted for countries using the euro.
  • Pope's diocese 'rehoused abuser'
    The Pope once unwittingly approved housing for a priest accused of child abuse, his former diocese in Germany says.
  • Israel charges over human shield
    Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
  • Protests over Egypt blogger case
    A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger.
  • Bombs kill 45 in Pakistani city
    Twin suicide bomb attacks on the Pakistani city of Lahore kill 45 people, before other, smaller blasts cause confusion.
  • IPL under way amid security fears
    The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai.
  • Children under 12 'not criminals'
    The children's commissioner for England calls for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised from 10 to 12 years.
  • Meat processing workers 'abused'
    An inquiry finds "widespread evidence" that agency and migrant meat plant workers are abused and exploited.
  • Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'
    The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.
  • Youth charged over collapse death
    An 18-year-old is charged with the harassment of a man who collapsed and died outside his Greater Manchester home.
  • Rally over tower block 'suicides'
    A rally will be held in Glasgow in memory of three Russian asylum seekers who fell to their deaths from a tower block.
  • Scouts urge young people to vote
    The Scout Association has launched a campaign to encourage young people to vote, amid fears up to half may not be registered on the electoral roll.