news.bbc.co.uk - The Canadian Space Agency announces astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station in 2013. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspensed, by the International Cricket Council. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption are charged with various offences by world cricket's governing body, the ICC. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak. More...(Middle East)
news.bbc.co.uk - The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - Tablet computers to rival Apple's iPad are creating a stir as one of Europe's largest technology shows, the IFA, gets under way in Berlin. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - An explosion has torn through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the oil rig blast in April that caused a huge oil spill. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - Areas along the US East Coast declare states of emergency as Hurricane Earl churns towards the region, forecast to brush land on Thursday night. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - Three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption may have been set up, according to the country's high commissioner to the UK. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption may have been set up, according to the country's high commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - The first direct peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in 20 months begin, despite fresh violence and the threat of more. More...(Middle East)
news.bbc.co.uk - Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this year and next year, and keeps interest rates on hold. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - Ghana World Cup goalkeeper Richard Kingson becomes the latest player to join Blackpool after signing a one-year deal with the option of a further year. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - Kenya's president signs a bill which legalises the traditional home brew changaa - a move intended to stop people dying from drinking moonshine. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - A doctor in Egypt is being taken to court for carrying out an illegal operation to circumcise young girls following the death of a 13-year-old. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - The first direct peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in 20 months are to begin, despite fresh violence and the threat of more. More...(Middle East)
news.bbc.co.uk - The first direct peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in 20 months are to begin, despite fresh violence and the threat of more. More...(Middle East)
news.bbc.co.uk - The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - Pop star Youssou N'dour officially launches his own television station in Senegal after a two-year struggle with the authorities. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reports a threefold surge in profits for the first three months of the year, despite a sharp fall in gas prices. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - Nato-led troops investigate reports that 10 election campaigners have been killed in an air strike by foreign forces in northern Afghanistan. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - The Philippines vows to probe claims that coffins of three of Hong Kong's eight victims of last week's hijacking in Manila were wrongly labelled. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - Four Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing claims will not play against England in the upcoming one-day internationals and Twenty20 games. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - Tajikistan's security chief is replaced following the escape of 25 prisoners, including several Islamic militants, from a Dushanbe jail. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - Jennifer Mascia gave World News America a first person account of her extraordinary childhood and her surprise at finding out about her father's mafia past. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - Investigators find the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a small plane which crashed in Nepal last week, killing 14 people, officials say. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - South Africa's prolonged public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejects an improved wage offer by the government. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - One of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her two seats short of the majority needed to form a government. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - A Pakistani diplomat calls for a probe into allegations that rich landowners diverted water into unprotected villages during the floods to save their own crops. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - President Obama urges Mid-East leaders not to let the chance of a peace deal slip away, ahead of a new round of talks. More...(Middle East)
news.bbc.co.uk - Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - Police shoot dead a gunman who took three hostages at the Discovery Communications HQ near Washington and free his prisoners. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - President Obama urges Mid-East leaders not to let the chance of a peace deal slip away, ahead of a new round of talks. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers facing spot-fixing claims could play against England in limited-over matches on their tour. More...(Asia)
news.bbc.co.uk - A gunman who took three hostages at the Discovery Communications HQ in the US is shot and his prisoners are free, police say. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - A man with a gun has taken at least one hostage inside the Discovery Communications offces in Silver Spring, near Washington DC. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - A man with a gun takes a "small number" of hostages inside the Discovery Communications HQ in Silver Spring, near Washington DC. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - Britain's Andy Murray cruises into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - A man with a gun takes a hostage inside the Discovery Communications headquarters building in Silver Spring, Maryland. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided". More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - President Barack Obama condemns the "senseless slaughter" of four Israeli settlers, as he opens a new round of Mid-East diplomacy. More...(Middle East)
news.bbc.co.uk - Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say. More...(Middle East)
news.bbc.co.uk - Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - European countries asked Kenyan ambassadors to explain why Kenya refused to arrest the Sudanese president on a recent visit. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - European countries asked Kenyan ambassadors to explain why Kenya refused to arrest the Sudanese president on a recent visit. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - The former head of Lehman Brothers, Dick Fuld, blames regulators for the collapse of the Wall Street investment bank. More...(Americas)
news.bbc.co.uk - South African researchers develop a tea bag size filter that can purify drinking water in a bottle at a fraction of cost. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - South African researchers develop a tea bag size filter that can purify drinking water in a bottle at a fraction of cost. More...(Africa)
news.bbc.co.uk - Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire. More...(Europe)
news.bbc.co.uk - At least three people are killed and 25 injured in three bomb blasts during a Shia religious parade in Lahore, Pakistan. More...(Asia)