| Cell block Tbilisi
April 25, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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|  Georgia's opposition locks down the capital |
| UK monitoring swine flu outbreak
April 25, 2009 at 9:10 pm
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|  The UK's Health Protection Agency says the deadly outbreak of swine flu in America requires vigilance from other countries. |
| Batting for change
April 25, 2009 at 9:01 pm
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| | Israel desert cricket breaks down Arab-Jewish boundaries |
| Centre-left wins Iceland election
April 25, 2009 at 8:34 pm
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| | Iceland's ruling centre-left coalition is set for a major victory in the country's general elections, early results show. |   |
| Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic'
April 25, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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|  A new flu virus suspected of killing up to 81 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, the UN says. |
| Poetry and pain
April 25, 2009 at 7:19 pm
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| | How Pashto verse reflects tragedy of the Afghan war |
| Sliding back?
April 25, 2009 at 6:57 pm
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|  An upsurge of violence rings alarm bells in Iraq |
| Golden Girls TV star dies at 86
April 25, 2009 at 5:12 pm
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|  The actress Bea Arthur, star of the TV sitcom The Golden Girls, dies of cancer at the age of 86 in Los Angeles. |
| Tourists hurt in Egypt balloon crash
April 25, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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|  Thirteen foreign tourists are injured in a hot air balloon crash in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor. |
| North Korea urged back to talks
April 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm
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|  The US urges North Korea to return to its nuclear obligations after it says it is re-processing spent nuclear fuel again. |
| UK's wealthiest people hit by recession, super-rich list shows
April 25, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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|  The UK's 1,000 richest people have seen their fortunes shrink by £155bn, says the Sunday Times Rich List. |
| Zuma vows to unite South Africa
April 25, 2009 at 3:05 pm
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|  Jacob Zuma, due to become South African president after the ANC's election victory, says he will work to unite the country. |
| Man Utd comeback shocks Tottenham
April 25, 2009 at 2:26 pm
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|  A controversial penalty sparks a remarkable Manchester United fightback as the leaders come from 2-0 down to beat Spurs 5-2. |
| Ethiopia arrests 'coup plotters'
April 25, 2009 at 2:07 pm
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|  Ethiopian authorities say they have arrested 35 supporters of opposition figure Berhanu Nega, over an alleged coup plot. |
| Clinton renews support for Iraq
April 25, 2009 at 1:14 pm
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| | America's top diplomat Hillary Clinton says the US "will stand with the people of Iraq", despite planned pullout of US troops. |   |
| Tories plan 'primary academies'
April 25, 2009 at 1:05 pm
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|  The Tories bid to expand Tony Blair's schools reform agenda - provoking union anger. |
| Turkey criticises Obama comments
April 25, 2009 at 11:54 am
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|  Turkey criticises the US president for not emphasising its dead while marking the killing of Armenians by Turks. |
| In pictures
April 25, 2009 at 11:50 am
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|  WWI Gallipoli campaign marked 94 years on |
| Mortars miss Somalia parliament
April 25, 2009 at 10:57 am
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|  A mortar attack on the Somali parliament on Mogadishu misses the building but kills eight people nearby, officials say. |
| Swiss company fires "ill" worker over Facebook use
April 25, 2009 at 10:14 am
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|  A Swiss worker has been fired for being untrustworthy after her company said it had discovered her using Facebook while off sick. |
| 'Quiet transfer'
April 25, 2009 at 9:47 am
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| | East Jerusalem anger as Israel demolishes homes |
| Zuma's challenges
April 25, 2009 at 9:11 am
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|  Can South Africa's new government meet its promises? |
| Tourists hurt in Egypt balloon crash
April 25, 2009 at 9:03 am
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| | Thirteen foreign tourists are injured in a hot air balloon crash in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor. |
| Czechs throw out ex-Klan leader
April 25, 2009 at 8:29 am
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|  A former Ku Klux Klan leader, American David Duke, is ordered to leave the Czech Republic where he was planning to promote a book. |
| Trulli on pole as Toyota dominate
April 25, 2009 at 8:13 am
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|  Jarno Trulli will start on pole in Bahrain on Sunday with Timo Glock next to him as Toyota lock out the front row for the first time in F1. |
| Saberi 'on hunger strike' in Iran
April 25, 2009 at 7:44 am
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|  A US-Iranian reporter jailed a week ago by Tehran on charges of spying is in the fifth day of a hunger strike, her father says. |
| All aboard the BBC India election train
April 25, 2009 at 7:41 am
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|  Follow our blog as we embark on a unique 8,000km journey around the world's largest democracy |
| ANC is denied two-thirds majority
April 25, 2009 at 7:29 am
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|  The ruling African National Congress (ANC) wins South Africa's elections but falls short of a crucial two-thirds majority. |
| Arrivederci Roma
April 25, 2009 at 6:43 am
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|  Memories of life in a former Roman palace |
| EU acts to save 'hungry vultures'
April 25, 2009 at 6:22 am
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|  European MPs vote to allow farmers leave dead livestock in their fields - to help starving vultures. |
| Rihanna wants jewels from police
April 25, 2009 at 5:37 am
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|  Singer Rihanna asks police to return gems taken as evidence the night she was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend. |
| Deadly suicide attack in Kandahar
April 25, 2009 at 5:33 am
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|  At least three policemen are killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, officials say. |
| N Korea 'restarts' nuclear cycle
April 25, 2009 at 5:25 am
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|  North Korea says it has started reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods, allowing it to produce weapons-grade plutonium. |
| Mexico bid to contain deadly flu
April 25, 2009 at 4:45 am
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|  Mexico closes schools and public buildings in the capital in a bid to contain a new flu virus suspected of killing up to 60 people. |
| War zone
April 25, 2009 at 3:56 am
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| | BBC reporter gets up close to the Sri Lankan fighting |
| Live - Bahrain GP qualifying
April 25, 2009 at 3:32 am
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|  Jarno Trulli takes pole for the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Toyota team-mate Timo Glock, with Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull in third. |
| Week in pictures
April 25, 2009 at 2:39 am
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|  Eye-catching images from around the world | |
Tennis Australia withdraws its team from the Davis Cup tie against India in Chennai because of security concerns.
The US calls for an immediate ceasefire to the fighting in north-east Sri Lanka to allow civilians to leave the war zone.
Paraguay leader's paternity rows could harm politics
Russian democracy under scrutiny for Olympic city election
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