| Army moves in on Bangkok protests
April 14, 2009 at 12:19 am
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|  Security forces advance towards a hard core of anti-government protesters in Bangkok, after a day of violence. |
| N Korea to boycott nuclear talks
April 14, 2009 at 12:00 am
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|  North Korea says it will boycott talks on its nuclear development in protest at UN condemnation of its recent rocket launch. |
| Fallen icon
April 13, 2009 at 11:44 pm
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| | Guilty verdict dims Spector's musical legacy |
| Tories demand slur e-mail apology
April 13, 2009 at 11:24 pm
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|  The Conservatives continue to demand an apology from Gordon Brown over e-mails sent by a former Downing Street adviser. |
| Outcast Fiji faces new sanctions
April 13, 2009 at 11:22 pm
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|  New Zealand and Australia warn of sanctions against Fiji's reinstated military chief Frank Bainimarama. |
| Lost language
April 13, 2009 at 9:01 pm
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| | Australian children savour lost dialect of Dharug |
| Pakistan passes Swat Sharia deal
April 13, 2009 at 7:52 pm
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|  Pakistan's president signs a controversial bill introducing Sharia law in the Swat region, with parliament's backing. |
| Drug offers hope on Alzheimer's
April 13, 2009 at 7:35 pm
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|  A new drug which shows promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease has been developed by UK scientists. |
| Elephant hair reveals competition
April 13, 2009 at 7:24 pm
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|  Dietary and behavioural clues in the tail hairs of elephants shows how they compete for resources and time their reproduction. |
| Phil Spector convicted of murder
April 13, 2009 at 6:27 pm
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|  US music producer Phil Spector is found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in Los Angeles. |
| Oil falls as demand set to slow
April 13, 2009 at 6:12 pm
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|  The price of oil falls after the International Energy Agency predicts that the global recession will cut demand for crude. |
| UN condemns N Korea rocket launch
April 13, 2009 at 5:44 pm
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|  The UN Security Council condemns North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, and says it will tighten sanctions. |
| Goldman Sachs sees strong results
April 13, 2009 at 5:39 pm
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|  US financial giant Goldman Sachs posts a $1.8bn quarterly profit, more than expected and a day ahead of schedule. |
| Obama eases curbs on Cuba travel
April 13, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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|  The US president lifts some restrictions that will allow Cuban-Americans to travel more freely to Cuba, his spokesman says. |
| Georgia protests enter fifth day
April 13, 2009 at 11:54 am
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|  Thousands of opposition supporters in Georgia hold a fifth day of protests, calling on the president to step down. |
| Brown to send letters over smears
April 13, 2009 at 11:53 am
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| | The BBC learns Gordon Brown is writing personal letters to those mentioned in controversial e-mails written by an ex-adviser. |
| Paraguay leader admits love-child
April 13, 2009 at 11:49 am
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|  Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo admits he is the father of a child who was conceived when he was still a Roman Catholic bishop. |
| Activists thwart Japan whale hunt
April 13, 2009 at 11:39 am
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|  Japan's annual whale-hunting season falls short of its target catch due to disruptions by anti-whaling activists, officials say. |
| Gibbs century seals series for SA
April 13, 2009 at 11:34 am
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|  Herschelle Gibbs hits 110 as South Africa beat Australia by 61 runs to seal overall victory in their one-day series. |
| Yemen tribesmen free Dutch couple
April 13, 2009 at 11:29 am
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|  A Dutch couple kidnapped by armed tribesmen almost two weeks ago have been released, a Yemeni official says. |
| GM stock hit by bankruptcy report
April 13, 2009 at 11:29 am
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|  Shares in US carmaker General Motors fall sharply after reports that the US government wants it to start bankruptcy proceedings. |
| Teachers demand 10% pay increase
April 13, 2009 at 11:28 am
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|  The National Union of Teachers demands a pay rise of 10% or at least £3,000, whichever is greater. |
| Bangkok protests 'under control'
April 13, 2009 at 11:22 am
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|  Thailand's PM tells the BBC that troops have Bangkok under control after a day of pitched battles with anti-government protesters. |
| Day in pictures
April 13, 2009 at 11:21 am
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|  Eye-catching images from around the world |
| Religious rift
April 13, 2009 at 10:48 am
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|  Orissa Christians in turmoil as vote looms |
| Embargo's end?
April 13, 2009 at 10:23 am
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|  A Cuban-American family looks to island's future |
| Crew urge Obama to end piracy
April 13, 2009 at 10:06 am
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|  The US crew of the Maersk Alabama urge President Obama to end the "crisis" of Somali piracy. |
| High-speed sex costly for Norway driver
April 13, 2009 at 10:01 am
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|  A man faces a driving ban after being caught having sex with his girlfriend while speeding on a motorway in Norway. |
| US politician targeted in Somalia
April 13, 2009 at 9:55 am
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|  A US congressman has a narrow escape as Somali insurgents fire mortars towards his plane as he takes off from Mogadishu. |
| Egypt 'hunts Hezbollah suspects'
April 13, 2009 at 9:10 am
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|  Egyptian security forces are scouring the Sinai Peninsula for 13 alleged Hezbollah operatives, officials say. |
| Iran welcomes nuclear talks plan
April 13, 2009 at 8:58 am
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|  A top Iranian official welcomes an offer of talks with a group of six world powers over Iran's nuclear programme. |
| Threat to kill two Sudan hostages
April 13, 2009 at 7:12 am
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|  Kidnappers threaten to kill two female aid workers seized in south Darfur a week ago. |
| Fiji's future
April 13, 2009 at 7:08 am
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|  Isolation beckons as strongman reasserts control |
| Montana pops to top of film chart
April 13, 2009 at 6:45 am
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|  Miley Cyrus sings her way to the top of the North American box office chart with Hannah Montana: The Movie. |
| UK PM defended over e-mail scandal
April 13, 2009 at 5:41 am
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| | Prime minister Gordon Brown does not have to say sorry over e-mails that discussed smearing senior Tories, says the health secretary. |
| Four soldiers killed in Lebanon
April 13, 2009 at 5:35 am
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|  Four Lebanese soldiers are killed in an attack on an army patrol, according to media reports. |
| Fire in Polish hostel 'kills 21'
April 13, 2009 at 5:09 am
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|  At least 21 people have been killed in a fire at a hostel for homeless people in north-western Poland, officials say. |
| Ethiopia destroys mines stockpile
April 13, 2009 at 5:01 am
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|  Ethiopia says it has destroyed its stocks of anti-personnel mines, in line with an international treaty. |
| Satyam announces winning bidder
April 13, 2009 at 4:47 am
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|  Satyam, the fraud-hit Indian IT firm, says local company Tech Mahindra is to buy a controlling stake in it. |
| Classroom powers 'not being used'
April 13, 2009 at 4:46 am
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|  School heads should give more support to teachers dealing with bad behaviour, a report on discipline in England says. | |
The bishop battling ruling ANC in South Africa's elections
Argentina's Angel Cabrera says his experience of winning the US Open in 2007 proved an invaluable aid to his triumph in this year's Masters.
At least 10 paramilitary troops die in a Maoist attack on a mine in India's eastern Orissa state, police say.
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