Deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka

Musharraf gives up army uniform

Pakistan's President Musharraf hands over military command, meeting key opposition and international demands.

Deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka

A bomb kills 16 people in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, hours after a suicide attack left one dead, the army says.

Teacher charged over Sudan row

A British teacher is charged in Sudan with insulting religion for naming a school teddy bear Muhammad.

Dozens hurt in Annapolis protest

West Bank police clash with mourners at a funeral for a man killed in protests against the Annapolis meeting.

CNN regrets Chavez caption gaffe

CNN is forced to explain a caption which the Venezuelan leader claimed could incite attempts to kill him.

Probe into cell phone blast death

South Korean authorities probe reports a man may have been killed by an exploding mobile phone battery.

Saudi police arrest 208 militants

Saudi Arabia holds 208 suspected militants allegedly planning attacks on an oil installation and other targets, officials say.

France holds man for 18 murders

A 68-year-old man is arrested in France on suspicion of murdering 18 people between 1980 and 2002, officials say.

Final Kosovo talks end in failure

A final round of talks on the future of Kosovo ends without a deal, prompting warnings of more instability.

Cricket: England defy bombs

England will not seek to have the second Test moved away from Colombo despite two fatal bomb attacks in the Sri Lankan capital.

Cycling: Big sponsor pulls out

T-Mobile will stop sponsoring cycling after a series of doping scandals, leaving Britons Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins to ride for the new Team High Road.

Rwanda 'hate media' terms cut

Three Rwandan media executives have their sentences reduced for inciting violence during the genocide.

Outcry at Tanzania HIV beating

There is an outcry in Tanzania after a woman was beaten by her husband for taking an HIV test.

US oilman jailed over UN scandal

Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt, 83, is sentenced to a year in prison over the UN oil-for-food corruption scandal.

'Chinese' tequila worries Mexico

The Mexican Congress wants action to stop Chinese producers targeting the tequila market.

Scores charged over Hindu rally

At least 80 ethnic Indians are charged with illegal assembly for taking part in street protests in Malaysia.

Mass tree-planting in Indonesia

Indonesia is trying to plant nearly 80m trees in a single day, to try to deflect criticism about deforestation.

Sarkozy issues warning to rioters

French President Nicolas Sarkozy vows to bring to justice rioters who shot at police in current urban unrest.

Satellite tie-up for fast Galileo

The UK firm that built the test satellite for the Galileo sat-nav system joins forces with a German company to bid together to build more spacecraft.

Egypt police jailed for killing

A court in Egypt jailed four police personnel for beating a man to death during interrogation.

Gunfight raises Lebanon tension

Lebanese forces are deployed in Tripoli to prevent a repeat of clashes that left at least one dead on Tuesday.

Nato bomb 'kills Afghan workers'

A Nato air strike kills 12 men working on a road in Afghanistan's north-east, a provincial governor says.

Furore over attack on woman

Footage of a tribal woman being stripped and assaulted in India's north-eastern state of Assam cause outrage.

Man charged with Nickell murder

Police charge a 41-year-old man with the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common.

Price-fixing glass makers fined

Four big makers of flat glass are fined by the EU Commission for illegally co-ordinating price rises.

'Supermouse' bred to beat cancer

Gene-modified mice, apparently invulnerable to cancer, may help unlock better human treatments.

UK's toads 'at risk' from fungus

Britain's native toad is at risk from a deadly infection that has driven many amphibians to extinction, say scientists.

Europeans hang up on fixed lines

Almost one-fifth of Europeans now use a mobile as their only phone, reveals research.

Mel B loses out in US dance show

Spice Girl Mel B finishes second in US TV show Dancing with the Stars following a close-fought final.

Iraqi bloggers

For an inside view of life in Iraq, we cherry-pick recent postings from Iraqi bloggers - those who left - and some who were trying to leave.