| Motor show gears up in Shanghai
April 20, 2009 at 12:04 am
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|  The Shanghai motor show gets under way in China, the only major car market in the world that is expanding. |
| Slum drive
April 19, 2009 at 11:39 pm
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|  Brazil tackles favelas to boost economic growth |
| Australia bushfire inquiry opens
April 19, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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|  Victims of February's Australian bushfires say they are being shut out of the official inquiry, as it opens in Melbourne. |
| UK high-tech firms 'under threat'
April 19, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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|  Government funding is needed as the credit crunch threatens new small high-tech companies, an investment group warns. |
| Hugo Chavez's book gift to Barack Obama is overnight bestseller
April 19, 2009 at 9:29 pm
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|  A book given by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to US President Barack Obama rises 53,293 places on the Amazon listing in two days. |
| Boycott-hit racism forum to open
April 19, 2009 at 9:06 pm
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|  A UN conference on racism will open without the US and Germany, amid concern it could be a platform for anti-Semitism. |
| 'Spring changes'
April 19, 2009 at 8:45 pm
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|  Ex-finance workers in New York go back to school |
| Red Cross 'worn out' in Sri Lanka
April 19, 2009 at 8:34 pm
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|  The International Committee of the Red Cross says doctors in Sri Lanka's war zone are worn out and short of supplies. |
| 1970s lifestyle protects planet
April 19, 2009 at 8:28 pm
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|  Getting back to the slim, trim days of the 1970s would help to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change, researchers say. |
| Brutality claims
April 19, 2009 at 8:01 pm
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| | BBC probes reports of police attacks on Moldova protesters |
| Shebeen life
April 19, 2009 at 7:14 pm
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|  Sounds and images of police closing an illegal drinking den in South Africa's Western Cape |
| Nigerian group frees UK hostage
April 19, 2009 at 7:09 pm
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|  A British man held hostage in Nigeria for more than six months has been freed, a military official says. |
| Cult author JG Ballard dies at 78
April 19, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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|  The author JG Ballard, famed for novels such as Crash and Empire of the Sun, dies aged 78 after a long illness. |
| Americas rivals see signs of hope
April 19, 2009 at 4:56 pm
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|  An Americas summit ends with no joint declaration, but signs of a thaw in US ties with Cuba and Venezuela. |
| Italy takes in stranded migrants
April 19, 2009 at 4:31 pm
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|  Italy agrees to accept 140 migrants rescued off the coast of Lampedusa, ending a four-day stand-off with Malta. |
| In pictures
April 19, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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|  Rare 19th Century photographs of China go on show |
| Iran leader urges reporter rights
April 19, 2009 at 2:17 pm
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|  Iran's president says an Iranian-US journalist jailed for spying must have her legal right to defend herself. |
| Everton win Cup semi on penalties
April 19, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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|  Everton beat Manchester United on penalties to set up an FA Cup final against Chelsea. |
| Boycott blow for UN racism forum
April 19, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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|  A major UN conference on racism looks to be in disarray as more western countries confirm they will not take part. |
| Mandela boost for ANC supporters
April 19, 2009 at 1:37 pm
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| | Former South African president Nelson Mandela makes a surprise appearance at the ruling ANC party's final pre-election rally. |   |
| Parties clash over Budget outlook
April 19, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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|  The Budget will be a "day of reckoning", the Tories argue, but Labour says the economy is well placed for recovery. |
| Many hurt in Mexico train crash
April 19, 2009 at 12:50 pm
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|  At least 70 people are injured as two commuter trains collide on the outskirts of the Mexican capital, officials say. |
| Kung fu movie gets Hong Kong gong
April 19, 2009 at 12:11 pm
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|  A biopic of Bruce Lee's kung fu master wins the best picture prize at the annual Hong Kong film awards. |
| 'Green Nobel' for forest champion
April 19, 2009 at 11:57 am
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|  A campaigner who fought a mining deal in the Gabonese rainforest receives an international environmental prize. |
| Afghanistan to boost police force
April 19, 2009 at 11:22 am
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|  Afghanistan plans to recruit 15,000 new police officers in time for the presidential election in August, the interior minister says. |
| Nadal seals fifth Monte Carlo win
April 19, 2009 at 11:01 am
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|  Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win his fifth straight Monte Carlo Masters title. |
| Two aid workers seized in Somalia
April 19, 2009 at 10:57 am
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|  Two aid workers with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) are abducted in central Somalia. |
| In pictures
April 19, 2009 at 10:24 am
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| | Meek and mighty mark Orthodox Christian Easter |
| Orthodox Christians mark Easter
April 19, 2009 at 9:48 am
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|  Some 200 million Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter around the world, many in traditional candle-lit services. |
| China 'to act over jail deaths'
April 19, 2009 at 9:31 am
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|  China says it is to tighten control of prisons after more cases of suspicious deaths in detention came to light. |
| Vettel seals first Red Bull win
April 19, 2009 at 6:05 am
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|  Sebastian Vettel wins a rain-hit Chinese Grand Prix to give Red Bull their first race victory ahead of team-mate Mark Webber. |
| Hillsborough files may be opened
April 19, 2009 at 5:38 am
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|  Secret files on the Hillsborough disaster could be made public 10 years early, after a request from the home secretary. |
| Backpackers killed in beach crash
April 19, 2009 at 5:37 am
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|  A British backpacker dies on a beach in Australia after the vehicle he was travelling in swerved to avoid an incoming wave. |
| Madonna injured in horse tumble
April 19, 2009 at 5:35 am
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|  Pop star Madonna suffers minor injuries and bruises after falling from a horse in New York, according to her spokeswoman. | |
Britain sends a special envoy to the United Nations in New York for "urgent" talks on ending the war in Sri Lanka.
The head of the IPCC calls for a national debate over how demonstrations are policed in the wake of the G20 protests.
Eight officers die in an attempt to free drug cartel suspects being transported in a prison convoy in Mexico, the authorities say.
A New York woman wins a race-against-the-clock legal bid to harvest her dead fiance's sperm - with just four hours to spare.
Three people die in a suspected US missile strike in north-western Pakistan, say local security officials.
A German football team says sorry to fans by reimbursing the cost of their tickets after another defeat away from home.
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