| Obamas declare earnings of $2.65m
April 15, 2009 at 8:11 pm
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|  US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made $2.65m in 2008, mostly from book royalties, tax returns show. |
| Tax protests
April 15, 2009 at 7:57 pm
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|  Obama's opponents rally across the US |
| Bank chief 'wrong' about science
April 15, 2009 at 7:39 pm
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|  The head of Britain's largest scientific university says the Bank of England's governor was wrong to caution against more science spending. |
| Minister backs Hillsborough call
April 15, 2009 at 7:27 pm
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|  Culture Secretary Andy Burnham backs calls for a "full disclosure" of all evidence relating to the Hillsborough tragedy. |
| YouTube orchestra tuning up in NY
April 15, 2009 at 6:46 pm
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|  At least 90 musicians from around the world gather in New York for the first performance of the YouTube symphony orchestra. |
| Hell's Angels crackdown in Canada
April 15, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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|  About 150 people are arrested in a major police crackdown on the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang in Canada. |
| Bitter taste
April 15, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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|  Peru's coffee-producing converts fear for future |
| Suicide car bomber hits Pakistan
April 15, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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|  A suicide car-bomber attacks a security post in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 18 people, nine of them police. |
| Port blockades temporarily lifted
April 15, 2009 at 5:05 pm
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|  French fishermen temporarily lift their blockade of three French ports, allowing ferries to cross the English Channel. |
| Ronaldo fires Man Utd past Porto
April 15, 2009 at 4:39 pm
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|  Cristiano Ronaldo scores a stunning goal as Man Utd beat Porto 1-0 to set-up a Champions League semi-final tie against Arsenal. |
| Arsenal 3-0 Villarreal (agg 4-1)
April 15, 2009 at 4:37 pm
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|  Arsenal produce a dominant attacking display to beat 10-man Villarreal and set up a Champions League semi-final showdown with Manchester United. |
| US soldier guilty of Iraq murders
April 15, 2009 at 4:32 pm
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|  A US court martial at a US base in Germany finds a master sergeant guilty of the murder of four Iraqi detainees in 2007. |
| Colombia captures top drug lord
April 15, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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|  Colombian authorities have arrested the country's most wanted drug lord, "Don Mario", the government says. |
| US unveils plan to tackle piracy
April 15, 2009 at 2:55 pm
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|  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveils a four-point plan to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Aden, following a rise in attacks. |
| US economy still contracting
April 15, 2009 at 2:54 pm
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|  US economic activity weakened in March, but there were some signs of stabilisation, the Federal Reserve says. |
| Dig 'may reveal' doomed lovers Anthony and Cleopatra's tomb
April 15, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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|  Archaeologists are to search three sites in Egypt that they say may contain the tomb of doomed lovers Anthony and Cleopatra. |
| Millions of Indians due to vote
April 15, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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|  Millions of Indians are due to cast their ballots in the first round of the country's 15th general elections. |
| UK remembers Hillsborough dead
April 15, 2009 at 2:14 pm
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|  The English city of Liverpool holds a day of remembrance 20 years after 96 people were crushed to death during a football match. |
| French warship captures pirates
April 15, 2009 at 2:07 pm
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|  A French warship captures 11 Somali pirates off Kenya, amid calls for greater international resolve in dealing with piracy. |
| BBC Middle East editor criticised
April 15, 2009 at 1:35 pm
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|  The BBC Trust criticises an article by the BBC's Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen. |
| Live text - Champions League
April 15, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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|  Man Utd need a win at Porto to be sure of going through to the Champions League semi-finals while Arsenal host Villarreal with the tie poised at 1-1. |
| Togo leader's brother is arrested
April 15, 2009 at 1:01 pm
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|  The brother of Togo's president is arrested as he tries to seek asylum in the US embassy. |
| Police begin G20 tactics review
April 15, 2009 at 12:33 pm
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|  Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson asks inspectors to review policing tactics after the G20 protests. |
| Helicopter's 16 'heroes' honoured
April 15, 2009 at 11:46 am
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|  The men who died in the North Sea helicopter crash disaster are honoured at a memorial service in Aberdeen. |
| Eleven killed in Kirkuk car bomb
April 15, 2009 at 11:21 am
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|  Eleven people are killed and a further 23 wounded in a car bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police say. |
| In the dock
April 15, 2009 at 10:38 am
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| | Tight security as Mumbai accused appears in court |
| E-mail smears 'a serious breach'
April 15, 2009 at 8:43 am
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|  Ex-Downing St adviser Damian McBride's slurs against leading Tories clearly broke the rules, says the head of the civil service. |
| Humour deficit?
April 15, 2009 at 8:34 am
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| | Will South Africans laugh all the way to the polls? |
| EU acts to curb Italy milk scam
April 15, 2009 at 8:29 am
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|  The EU's anti-fraud body Olaf welcomes an Italian court ruling on a milk quota scam, which has paved the way for recovering millions of euros. |
| Jailhouse chic
April 15, 2009 at 8:18 am
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|  Star appeal for handbags made by Lebanese prisoners |
| Mumbai 'attacker' lawyer sacked
April 15, 2009 at 8:07 am
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|  The defence lawyer for the only surviving suspected gunman from the Mumbai attacks is sacked as he appears in court. |
| Blockades halt channel crossings
April 15, 2009 at 7:56 am
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| | Hundreds of ferry passengers are left stranded at Dover because of blockades at Channel ports by French fishing fleets. |
| Man bites snake - the only way to survive epic Kenya struggle
April 15, 2009 at 7:29 am
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|  A Kenyan man bit a python who dragged him up a tree during a three-hour, life-or-death struggle, police have said. |
| Thailand revokes Thaksin passport
April 15, 2009 at 7:29 am
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|  The Thai government revokes the passport of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra in the aftermath of recent protests |
| Iran 'to propose nuclear package'
April 15, 2009 at 7:24 am
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|  Iran's president says he will soon announce a package of proposals aimed at resolving the nuclear row with the West. |
| Amazon blocks Phorm adverts scan
April 15, 2009 at 7:22 am
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|  Amazon says it will not allow controversial online advertising system Phorm to scan its web pages. |
| Pakistan Red Mosque cleric bailed
April 15, 2009 at 7:09 am
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|  Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the release of a hardline Islamic cleric arrested when soldiers stormed the Red Mosque in 2007. |
| Last survivor
April 15, 2009 at 6:47 am
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|  'I was rescued from the Titanic aged just nine weeks' |
| South African expats vote early
April 15, 2009 at 6:36 am
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|  South Africans who live outside the country begin voting in the general election. |
| Day in pictures
April 15, 2009 at 6:21 am
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|  Some striking images from around the world |
| Saudis 'to regulate' child brides
April 15, 2009 at 5:58 am
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|  Saudi Arabia says it will start regulating the marriage of young girls, amid concern over the wedding of a girl aged eight. |
| F1 appeal rules in Brawn's favour
April 15, 2009 at 5:56 am
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|  Motorsport's governing body rules the design of the Brawn GP car, which has taken Jenson Button to two wins this season, is legal. | |
A church volunteer becomes an unlikely overnight singing sensation with millions watching her perform online.
Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest airline, says it plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the next two years through natural attrition.
One of the founders of The Pirate Bay site says he anticipates victory in the court battle over alleged copyright theft.
A list of 11 sites where industry and the government think new nuclear power stations are feasible is published.
Sri Lankan troops have resumed operations against rebels after a two-day truce, pro-Tamil Tiger websites say.
Switzerland's biggest bank says it will axe 8,700 jobs after making a large loss in the first quarter of the year.
Pirates attack a US cargo ship off Somalia in the latest of a spate of incidents - but this time the attempt fails.
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