New Zealand crash victims named
2010-09-05 03:13:05
Police in New Zealand name nine people, including four foreigners, who died when a light aircraft crashed after taking off from Fox Glacier on Saturday.

Amazon river at record low
2010-09-04 23:11:42
The Amazon river has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru

'Sting cash' found on cricketers
2010-09-04 20:36:36
Cash paid to an agent as part of a sting operation by the News of the World is found in the possession of the Pakistan players under suspicion of spot-fixing, the BBC's David Bond says.

Missing in Mexico
2010-09-04 19:15:04
Mystery of young women's disappearances in Ciudad Juarez

ElBaradei alleges 'smear' tactic
2010-09-04 18:04:46
Former UN chief nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei accuses Egypt's government of being behind a campaign to smear his family.

Troubled Afghan bank under pressure
2010-09-04 17:47:12
Afghans have continued to withdraw money from the country's largest bank, Kabul Bank, over fears it may collapse.

Argentina reopens Franco probe
2010-09-04 15:06:47
An Argentine court reopens an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under General Franco in Spain.

Saadane resigns as Algeria coach
2010-09-04 12:01:28
Rabah Saadane quits as Algeria coach, a day after his team's 1-1 home draw with Tanzania in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Sense of relief
2010-09-04 08:58:32
Portugal sex abuse trial result welcomed, but concerns remain

Crumble in the jungle
2010-09-04 06:59:23
Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay

Afghan violence 'will get worse'
2010-09-04 04:53:26
Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.

Behind the scenes
2010-09-04 02:28:17
Israeli and Palestinian talks as seen from the inside

Earl downgraded to tropical storm
2010-09-03 23:51:52
A weakened Hurricane Earl is downgraded to a tropical storm as it continues up the US east coast towards Canada.

Hurricane Earl skirts US East Coast
2010-09-03 23:42:31
A weakened Hurricane Earl has passed North Carolina and is continuing up the east coast of the US.

Castro warns of nuclear war
2010-09-03 22:04:58
Fidel Castro warned of nuclear war arising from the dispute that has pitted the United States and Israel against Iran.

'Plan B' for trapped miners
2010-09-03 21:14:59
A new drill has arrived at the Chilean mine site for an alternative rescue plan, in which a team will drill a separate shaft from a different part of the mountainside.

Steep learning curve
2010-09-03 21:05:00
China gives EU lesson in rural poverty

Uneasy reading
2010-09-03 19:56:38
Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'

Thai workers 'trafficked to US'
2010-09-03 19:08:32
Six recruiters are accused of luring 400 Thai workers to the US with promises of farm jobs, confiscating their passports and demanding high fees.

Egypt silences papers on posters
2010-09-03 18:16:14
Newspapers in Egypt are banned from reporting on a poster campaign promoting the chief of intelligence as a possible future president, the BBC learns.