US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:02:00 +0000

The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:12:58 +0000

A Frenchwoman admits killing eight newborn babies after remains are found but insists her husband knew nothing, prosecutors say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:30 +0000

Serbia seeks support for UN resolution opposing unilateral secession in territorial disputes such as that involving Kosovo.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:45:31 +0000

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pledge to help stabilise Lebanon.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:41:19 +0000

Police in California seize $1.7bn worth of marijuana in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:03:28 +0000

About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:32:33 +0000

Fires rage around Russia's capital Moscow after its hottest day on record, with temperatures reaching 39C (102F).

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:08:23 +0000

Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:24 +0000

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike for more than 130 days, is released from hospital.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:37 +0000

As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:31 +0000

Wildlife authorities capture a 400lb (181kg) mother grizzly bear and two cubs who they believe killed one camper and injured two.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:08:24 +0000

Thousands of children in Gaza look to have broken their own kite flying world record, the UN says.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:19:21 +0000

Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:09:35 +0000

Arizona lodges an appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:27:29 +0000

The Ontario Court of Justice in Canada sentences a Toronto man to four years in prison for trying to export nuclear-related items to Iran.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:15:59 +0000

Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:04:45 +0000

Venezuela and Colombia trade accusations at the start of a meeting of South American foreign ministers.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:57:19 +0000

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:26:28 +0000

The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:36:54 +0000

Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:44 +0000

Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:45:34 +0000

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:48:31 +0000

Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:02 +0000

The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:25:34 +0000

At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:34 +0000

Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill at least 100 people in north-west Pakistan, and further downpours are forecast.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:48:32 +0000

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:11 +0000

Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:35 +0000

The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay the £20bn cost of renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent, putting further pressure on the defence budget.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:32:41 +0000

Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:19 +0000

Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:59:05 +0000

China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:54:51 +0000

Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:06:09 +0000

David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:48:32 +0000

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:34:11 +0000

Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:21 +0000

Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:52:34 +0000

Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:50:04 +0000

With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 100 people.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:25:06 +0000

A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:56:23 +0000

Greek police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:11:34 +0000

Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:55:46 +0000

With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico. Maria Hinojosa has this special report.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:59 +0000

The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:10:23 +0000

A man known as the "Saffron King" is making his own attempt at kitchen diplomacy for Iran.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:03:20 +0000

The record-breaking heatwave in Russia which began a month ago sparked fires across the country, including around the capital Moscow, which now lies under a thick layer of smog.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:15:53 +0000

Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.

Date:Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:56:06 +0000

British publisher marks 75 years in books

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:02 +0000

Delhi polishes up English for Commonwealth Games

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:18:00 +0000

Monsoon rains trigger devastating floods in Pakistan

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:32:46 +0000

Direct peace talks are tough sell to weary Palestinians

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:12:31 +0000

EU's new creature lurks in diplomatic jungle

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:45 +0000

Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:07 +0000

Hosni Mubarak's busy schedule may dispel health rumours

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:09:05 +0000

Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust

Date:Fri, 9 Jul 2010 19:07:42 +0000

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:02:00 +0000

The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:12:58 +0000

A Frenchwoman admits killing eight newborn babies after remains are found but insists her husband knew nothing, prosecutors say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:30 +0000

Serbia seeks support for UN resolution opposing unilateral secession in territorial disputes such as that involving Kosovo.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:45:31 +0000

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pledge to help stabilise Lebanon.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:41:19 +0000

Police in California seize $1.7bn worth of marijuana in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:03:28 +0000

About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:32:33 +0000

Fires rage around Russia's capital Moscow after its hottest day on record, with temperatures reaching 39C (102F).

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:08:23 +0000

Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:24 +0000

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike for more than 130 days, is released from hospital.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:37 +0000

As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:31 +0000

Wildlife authorities capture a 400lb (181kg) mother grizzly bear and two cubs who they believe killed one camper and injured two.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:08:24 +0000

Thousands of children in Gaza look to have broken their own kite flying world record, the UN says.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:19:21 +0000

Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:09:35 +0000

Arizona lodges an appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:27:29 +0000

The Ontario Court of Justice in Canada sentences a Toronto man to four years in prison for trying to export nuclear-related items to Iran.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:15:59 +0000

Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:04:45 +0000

Venezuela and Colombia trade accusations at the start of a meeting of South American foreign ministers.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:57:19 +0000

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:26:28 +0000

The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:36:54 +0000

Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:44 +0000

Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:45:34 +0000

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:48:31 +0000

Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:02 +0000

The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:25:34 +0000

At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:34 +0000

Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill at least 100 people in north-west Pakistan, and further downpours are forecast.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:48:32 +0000

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:11 +0000

Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:35 +0000

The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay the £20bn cost of renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent, putting further pressure on the defence budget.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:32:41 +0000

Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:19 +0000

Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:59:05 +0000

China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:54:51 +0000

Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:06:09 +0000

David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:48:32 +0000

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:34:11 +0000

Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:21 +0000

Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:52:34 +0000

Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:50:04 +0000

With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 100 people.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:25:06 +0000

A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:56:23 +0000

Greek police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:11:34 +0000

Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:55:46 +0000

With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico. Maria Hinojosa has this special report.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:59 +0000

The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:10:23 +0000

A man known as the "Saffron King" is making his own attempt at kitchen diplomacy for Iran.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:03:20 +0000

The record-breaking heatwave in Russia which began a month ago sparked fires across the country, including around the capital Moscow, which now lies under a thick layer of smog.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:15:53 +0000

Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.

Date:Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:56:06 +0000

British publisher marks 75 years in books

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:02 +0000

Delhi polishes up English for Commonwealth Games

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:18:00 +0000

Monsoon rains trigger devastating floods in Pakistan

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:32:46 +0000

Direct peace talks are tough sell to weary Palestinians

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:12:31 +0000

EU's new creature lurks in diplomatic jungle

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:45 +0000

Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:07 +0000

Hosni Mubarak's busy schedule may dispel health rumours

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:09:05 +0000

Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust

Date:Fri, 9 Jul 2010 19:07:42 +0000

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:02:00 +0000

The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:12:58 +0000

A Frenchwoman admits killing eight newborn babies after remains are found but insists her husband knew nothing, prosecutors say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:30 +0000

Serbia seeks support for UN resolution opposing unilateral secession in territorial disputes such as that involving Kosovo.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:45:31 +0000

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pledge to help stabilise Lebanon.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:41:19 +0000

Police in California seize $1.7bn worth of marijuana in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:03:28 +0000

About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:32:33 +0000

Fires rage around Russia's capital Moscow after its hottest day on record, with temperatures reaching 39C (102F).

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:08:23 +0000

Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:24 +0000

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike for more than 130 days, is released from hospital.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:37 +0000

As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:31 +0000

Wildlife authorities capture a 400lb (181kg) mother grizzly bear and two cubs who they believe killed one camper and injured two.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:08:24 +0000

Thousands of children in Gaza look to have broken their own kite flying world record, the UN says.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:19:21 +0000

Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:09:35 +0000

Arizona lodges an appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:27:29 +0000

The Ontario Court of Justice in Canada sentences a Toronto man to four years in prison for trying to export nuclear-related items to Iran.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:15:59 +0000

Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:04:45 +0000

Venezuela and Colombia trade accusations at the start of a meeting of South American foreign ministers.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:57:19 +0000

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:26:28 +0000

The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:36:54 +0000

Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:44 +0000

Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:45:34 +0000

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:48:31 +0000

Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:02 +0000

The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:25:34 +0000

At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:34 +0000

Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill at least 100 people in north-west Pakistan, and further downpours are forecast.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:48:32 +0000

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:11 +0000

Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:35 +0000

The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay the £20bn cost of renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent, putting further pressure on the defence budget.

Date:Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:32:41 +0000

Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:19 +0000

Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:59:05 +0000

China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:54:51 +0000

Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:06:09 +0000

David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:48:32 +0000

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:34:11 +0000

Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:21 +0000

Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:52:34 +0000

Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:50:04 +0000

With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 100 people.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:25:06 +0000

A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:56:23 +0000

Greek police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:11:34 +0000

Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:55:46 +0000

With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico. Maria Hinojosa has this special report.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:59 +0000

The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:10:23 +0000

A man known as the "Saffron King" is making his own attempt at kitchen diplomacy for Iran.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:03:20 +0000

The record-breaking heatwave in Russia which began a month ago sparked fires across the country, including around the capital Moscow, which now lies under a thick layer of smog.

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:15:53 +0000

Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.

Date:Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:56:06 +0000

British publisher marks 75 years in books

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:02 +0000

Delhi polishes up English for Commonwealth Games

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:18:00 +0000

Monsoon rains trigger devastating floods in Pakistan

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:32:46 +0000

Direct peace talks are tough sell to weary Palestinians

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:12:31 +0000

EU's new creature lurks in diplomatic jungle

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:45 +0000

Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:07 +0000

Hosni Mubarak's busy schedule may dispel health rumours

Date:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:09:05 +0000

Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust

Date:Fri, 9 Jul 2010 19:07:42 +0000