VIDEO: Burning 'money' for the dead
2012-01-20 17:07:36
Vietnamese prepare to celebrate the Year of the Dragon by burning joss paper as offerings to their dead.

Hollywood body parts identified
2012-01-20 15:27:58
Police say they have identified the severed head and limbs found near the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles,

Bahrain Shia cleric warns troops
2012-01-20 11:40:50
The leading Shia Muslim cleric in Bahrain tells his followers in a sermon to retaliate if women are attacked.

Somalia forces attack al-Shabab
2012-01-20 11:26:54
African Union forces advance out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for the first time, seizing territory from al-Shabab Islamist militants.

Libya power struggle tears apart Assabia
2012-01-20 09:49:13
How rival militias are tearing Libyan town apart

Evacuating a cruise ship
2012-01-20 08:17:05
The challenge of evacuating a ship like Costa Concordia

VIDEO: What is behind tensions in Nigeria
2012-01-20 05:46:34
Religious tensions in northern Nigeria have seen several bomb attacks take place in recent months.

Nadal & Federer move into last 16
2012-01-20 00:12:17
Rafael Nadal beats Lukas Lacko to reach the Australian Open fourth round, while Roger Federer sees off Ivo Karlovic.

Tight security at Jaipur festival
2012-01-19 23:40:41
India's biggest literary festival opens in the northern city of Jaipur amid tight security and doubts over the participation of author Salman Rushdie.

Voltaire's English letters found
2012-01-19 22:47:38
An Oxford academic has uncovered letters by Voltaire, which reveal how much this icon of French writing profited financially and intellectually from a stay in England.

VIDEO: Nigerians keep pressure on government
2012-01-19 20:08:02
Nigeria's commercial capital was the centre of recent protests against the removal of fuel subsidies.

VIDEO: Exploited child workers of India
2012-01-19 17:58:27
In India, hundreds of thousands of children are thought to be involved in picking and processing cotton.

VIDEO: Russians take icy dip for Epiphany
2012-01-19 16:47:07
Russian Orthodox Christians mark the celebration of the Epiphany by plunging into icy water.

VIDEO: Rescued ship passengers return home
2012-01-19 14:19:12
Eyewitness accounts emerging from crew and passengers on the Costa Concordia are adding to pressure on the Italian Captain of the wrecked cruise ship.

Malawi women in trousers attacked
2012-01-19 12:44:43
Malawi's president says police will arrest anyone who attacks women for wearing trousers in public, after several are beaten and stripped.