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• Ex-detainees allege US Afghan abuse
  A number of former detainees at the US-run Bagram military base in Afghanistan allege they suffered abuse, the BBC hears.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:48:42 GMT
• Iran 'will not yield' over poll
  Iran's supreme leader says the nation "will not yield to pressure", but there are reports protesters are trying to gather.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:33:14 GMT
• Evolution 'faster when it's warmer'
  The climate could have a direct effect on the speed of "molecular evolution" in mammals, according to a study.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:05:38 GMT
• US 'to send ambassador to Syria'
  A US ambassador will be sent to Syria, ending a four-year diplomatic absence, unnamed US officials say.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:51:12 GMT
• 'Dozens dead' in US drone strike
  At least 43 people die in missile strikes by a US drone aircraft in a militant stronghold of Pakistan, a Taliban spokesman tells the BBC.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:22:01 GMT
• OECD says recession 'near bottom'
  The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says the pace of the global downturn is moderating.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:14:30 GMT
• Berlusconi denies paying for sex
  Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi uses a magazine interview to deny allegations he paid prostitutes who attended parties he hosted.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:27:38 GMT
• Rich and poor discussing downturn
  Officials from rich and poor nations prepare to meet for the first time to discuss the impact of the worldwide financial crisis.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:52:03 GMT
• Obesity ops 'may cut cancer risk'
  Weight-loss surgery could help women - but not men - reduce their risk of cancer, research suggests.
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:12:36 GMT
• Want something done? Ask in their right ear, study says
  If you want to get someone to do something, ask them in their right ear, say scientists.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:12:27 GMT
• Live - Wimbledon
  Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic are among the big names in action on day three of Wimbledon.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:43:05 GMT
• Live - Garcia-Lopez v Federer
  Roger Federer takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his second match of this year's Championships.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:36:01 GMT
• F1 deal ends threat of breakaway
  An agreement has been reached between Formula 1's governing body and the teams to prevent a breakaway series.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:50:50 GMT
• What can Iran protests achieve?
  Barack Obama has condemned the "unjust actions" of Iran clamping down on election protests. What next for Iran?
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:33:37 GMT
• Tories attack Iraq inquiry 'mess'
  The Conservatives accuse Gordon Brown of making a "monumental mess" of setting up the Iraq inquiry as MPs debate it.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:24:50 GMT
• Habitat sorry for Iran Tweeting
  Furniture store Habitat apologises after accusations it abused the crisis in Iran to drive online Twitter users to its shop.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:11:48 GMT
• Tobin 'joked while digging grave'
  A man killed an 18-year-old girl and buried her body in his back garden, pretending her grave was a sandpit, a court hears.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:18:50 GMT
• Man guilty of serial muggings
  One of two brothers accused of targeting lone women is found guilty of a string of violent muggings across London.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:24 GMT
• Disabled woman sues clothes store
  A student is suing Abercrombie & Fitch after claiming she was stuck in a stockroom because of her prosthetic arm.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:47:12 GMT
• Council warns MP couple over home
  Married Labour MPs Ann and Alan Keen have been given a month to stop their local council repossessing their main home.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:57:04 GMT
• Cowell finalising firm with Green
  Reality television mogul Simon Cowell and retail billionaire Sir Philip Green are finalising a joint entertainment company.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:40:17 GMT
• UK economy 'set to shrink faster'
  The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development revises down its forecast for the UK economy in 2009.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:46:51 GMT
• Iran protest map
  Watch protest footage filmed by people of Tehran
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:55:52 GMT
• Unseen offensive
  Rare access to Pakistan's fight with the Taliban
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:43:32 GMT
• Drug graphics
  The global drug problem in graphs and maps
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:08:27 GMT
• Day in pictures
  Eye-catching images from around the world
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:33:36 GMT
• Bad feelings
  UK-Iran relations have long, troubled history
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:58:51 GMT
• Bath salts...
  ...fertiliser, cleaning fluid. The new drug slang
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:58:25 GMT
• Sudan to execute diplomat killers
  Four men in Sudan are sentenced to death for the killing of a US diplomat and his driver on New Year's Day last year.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:03:50 GMT
• Cocaine, opiate markets 'shrink'
  Markets for cocaine, opiates and cannabis are steady or declining, but those for synthetic drugs seem to be growing, the UN says.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:08:25 GMT
• China activist formally arrested
  Chinese writer and activist Liu Xiaobo is formally arrested for inciting subversion, more than six months after being detained.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:35:20 GMT
• Sarkozy makes Mitterrand minister
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet, bringing in Frederic Mitterrand, nephew of the late Socialist president.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:13:51 GMT
• US-Israel talks in Paris aborted
  A meeting between Israel's PM and a top US envoy is cancelled amid sharp differences over West Bank settlements.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:10:31 GMT
• Militants 'killed in Afghanistan'
  Afghan and coalition forces have killed 23 militants including a Taliban commander in the south, an Afghan general says.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:37:04 GMT
• China accused over unfair trade
  The US and European Union file complaints with the WTO that China is unfairly limiting its raw material exports.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:30:46 GMT
• Stranger kidney donations rising
  The number of people prepared to donate their kidney to a stranger has risen by 50% in two years, UK figures show.
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:12:05 GMT
• Spector in 'sensitive needs' cell
  Music producer Phil Spector is assigned to a "sensitive needs" area of a California prison to serve his sentence for murder.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:18:36 GMT
• Avoiding 'wheelies' slows animals
  The acceleration of four-legged animals seems to be limited by their avoidance of raising their bodies and thus losing traction.
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:10:30 GMT
• Microsoft offers free anti-virus
  Software giant takes another step into security market with a free anti-malware product
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:02:25 GMT