| Painkiller 'no Alzheimer's block'
April 22, 2009 at 7:52 pm
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|  Researchers have found long-term use of painkillers such as ibuprofen cannot prevent Alzheimer's disease. |
| South Africa vote count under way
April 22, 2009 at 7:46 pm
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|  Votes are being counted in South Africa after an election of long queues at polling stations and a shortage of ballot papers. |
| Ulcer gels warning for children
April 22, 2009 at 7:43 pm
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|  Mouth ulcer and teething treatments containing salicylate salts should not be used by children under the age of 16, UK experts have said. |
| UN head against new Somalia force
April 22, 2009 at 7:13 pm
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|  Ban Ki-moon warns against sending a UN peacekeeping force to Somalia, saying it could worsen the country's conflict. |
| 'Space blob' baffles astronomers
April 22, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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|  A cosmic blob, as big as a galaxy and from way back in the Universe's history, has space scientists puzzled. |
| iPhone helps Apple profit growth
April 22, 2009 at 5:26 pm
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|  Apple shrugs off the economic downturn to report a 15% jump in profits for the first three months of the year. |
| Man Utd go three points clear at top
April 22, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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|  Goals from Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick help Manchester United open-up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Portsmouth. |
| Chelsea 0-0 Everton
April 22, 2009 at 4:56 pm
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|  Chelsea produce a far from convincing display as they are held to a goalless draw by Everton that all but ends their title bid. |
| Colombian drug lord jailed in US
April 22, 2009 at 4:53 pm
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|  Diego Murillo, leader of a Colombian right-wing paramilitary group, is jailed for 31 years in the US for drug trafficking. |
| Fossil find suggests ancient seal walked on land
April 22, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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|  The earliest known fossil of a seal-type mammal suggests the family evolved in the Arctic and walked on land. |
| UN special envoy to Niger 'freed'
April 22, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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|  A UN special envoy and three other foreigners abducted in Niger are freed, officials in neighbouring Mali say. |
| Venezuela orders exile's arrest
April 22, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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|  A court in Venezuela orders the arrest of opposition leader Manuel Rosales, who fled to Peru after being charged with corruption. |
| Day in pictures
April 22, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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|  Eye-catching images from around the world |
| Third Paraguay love-child claim
April 22, 2009 at 1:58 pm
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|  A third woman in two weeks claims that her child was fathered by Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo. |
| Saberi's fate 'in judges' hands'
April 22, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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|  Iran's President Ahmadinejad says he will not intervene in the case of jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi. |
| EU forces big mobile price cuts
April 22, 2009 at 1:22 pm
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|  The European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to cut the cost of texting and using the internet on mobiles abroad. |
| Huge turnout in South Africa poll
April 22, 2009 at 1:11 pm
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|  High turnout in South Africa's election leads to angry queues at polling stations and a shortage of ballot papers. |
| Tax rise as UK debt hits record
April 22, 2009 at 1:06 pm
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|  Alistair Darling says the UK will have to borrow a record £175bn this year in a Budget which also introduces a new 50p tax rate. |
| US acknowledges downturn faults
April 22, 2009 at 1:01 pm
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|  The US carries a 'substantial' share of the blame for the economic crisis, says Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. |
| US Freddie Mac chief found dead
April 22, 2009 at 12:49 pm
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|  The chief financial officer of US mortgage giant Freddie Mac has been found dead after apparently killing himself, police say. |
| 'Deeper' recession ahead says IMF
April 22, 2009 at 12:35 pm
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|  The global economy will decline by 1.3% this year, the biggest fall since World War II, says the International Monetary Fund. |
| Clinton warns of Iran sanctions
April 22, 2009 at 12:33 pm
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|  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns Iran of "tough sanctions" if it rejects dialogue over its nuclear programme. |
| India set for second voting day
April 22, 2009 at 12:22 pm
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|  Millions of voters in India will go to the polls on Thursday in the second of five stages of the marathon general election. |
| Israelis 'followed law in Gaza'
April 22, 2009 at 12:16 pm
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|  Israeli military inquiries conclude that troops fought lawfully in Gaza, but rights groups call for a wider probe. |
| Two key Tamil Tigers 'surrender'
April 22, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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|  Two key Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka, including chief media co-ordinator Daya Master, surrender, the army says. |
| Afghans get first national park
April 22, 2009 at 11:56 am
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|  Afghanistan creates its first national park in a spectacular mountainous region of deep blue lakes and natural dams. |
| Perilous flight
April 22, 2009 at 11:37 am
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| | A Tamil woman tells of her ordeal in Sri Lanka's war zone |
| Crackdown call after Kenya deaths
April 22, 2009 at 11:08 am
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|  Kenya's president vows to punish the perpetrators of violence that left at least 29 people dead in a central town. |
| Robinho wants to stay at Man City
April 22, 2009 at 11:06 am
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|  Brazil superstar Robinho insists he intends to remain at Manchester City "for a long time to come". |
| Anti-terror case to be reviewed
April 22, 2009 at 10:52 am
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|  The case of 12 men held in anti-terror raids in north-west England and released without charge is to be reviewed. |
| Milan keen for Beckham to return
April 22, 2009 at 10:26 am
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|  AC Milan say they hope to have David Beckham back at the club next season as part of their time-share deal with LA Galaxy. |
| Bush policy 'led to Abu Ghraib'
April 22, 2009 at 10:05 am
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|  Bush-era support for the CIA's harsh interrogation tactics set the tone for abuses by US troops in Iraq, a US report says. |
| A new politics
April 22, 2009 at 10:01 am
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|  A gloomy budget turns UK thoughts to an election |
| Simulated brain closer to thought
April 22, 2009 at 8:46 am
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|  A detailed simulation of one region of the brain is built molecule by molecule, and put in to a "virtual body". |
| Russians die in Chechnya ambush
April 22, 2009 at 8:30 am
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|  Gunmen in Chechnya kill three Russian soldiers, just days after the Kremlin ended 10 years of military operations there. |
| Iran: Love letter plea for Saberi
April 22, 2009 at 6:58 am
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|  The partner of jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi writes an open love letter begging for her release. |
| Confusion in New Zealand as islands' names ruled "unofficial"
April 22, 2009 at 6:44 am
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|  New Zealanders are to decide what to call their two main islands, after it was discovered they were never officially named. |
| European budget deficits rising
April 22, 2009 at 6:14 am
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|  Most European Union countries' budget deficits rose last year, as they spent heavily while tax revenues fell. |
| Washington diary
April 22, 2009 at 5:59 am
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| | Rising rage between America's political tribes |
| German car bomb plot trial begins
April 22, 2009 at 5:39 am
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|  A suspected militant Islamist cell goes on trial in Germany charged with plotting devastating car bombings. |
| State Of Play stars hit the red carpet
April 22, 2009 at 5:12 am
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|  Russell Crowe and Dame Helen Mirren attend the world premiere of their latest film, State of Play, in London. |
| Breast cancer deaths record low
April 22, 2009 at 5:08 am
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|  The number of UK women dying from breast cancer dips under 12,000 a year for the first time since records began in 1971. |
| Pakistani district head missing
April 22, 2009 at 4:45 am
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|  The top official goes missing in a north-western Pakistani district where a Sharia law deal with the Taleban operates. |
| Indian Maoists free seized train
April 22, 2009 at 4:29 am
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|  Maoist rebels who seized a train carrying several hundred passengers in eastern India have released them, police say. | |
Former South Africa coach Carel du Plessis says their backs will give them the edge in the summer series against the British and Irish Lions.
Mixed reception for Muslim music TV station in Egypt
Global downturn hits India's diamond merchants
Somali raider defends career of high seas plunder
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