Team set Atlantic rowing record
2012-01-16 10:03:50
Four men are celebrating after arriving in Barbados as the youngest four-man crew to row across the Atlantic.

Iraq bomb kills eight near Mosul
2012-01-16 10:00:13
Eight people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a Shia community near Iraq's northern city of Mosul.

VIDEO: Pink bus service for Pakistani women
2012-01-16 09:08:00
A bus service has been launched in Lahore for female commuters only.

Chad expels UK Darfur aid envoy
2012-01-16 07:11:09
A senior British aid official - who spoke out against the Darfur 'genocide' - is expelled from Chad while attempting to visit Darfur refugees.

AP opens news bureau in Pyongyang
2012-01-16 00:38:22
The Associated Press formally opens a news bureau in the North Korean capital - the first Western news agency to do so.

India and China in border talks
2012-01-16 00:12:30
India and China are due to begin a fresh round of talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over their Himalayan border.

Gunmen storm Iraq police building
2012-01-15 16:49:10
Gunmen set off bombs outside a police building in the Iraqi city of Ramadi before storming it and killing seven policemen in a two-hour standoff.

VIDEO: Third survivor airlifted to safety
2012-01-15 08:32:44
A crew member from the Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, has been airlifted to safety and on his way to hospital by helicopter.

VIDEO: Europe attacks downgrade decision
2012-01-14 13:14:16
Europe's top economic official has criticised the decision by Standard and Poor's to downgrade the credit ratings of nine eurozone countries, including stripping France of its AAA rating.

VIDEO: Taiwan president wins second term
2012-01-14 13:09:58
The opposition candidate in the Taiwanese presidential elections has admitted defeat, giving incumbent President ma Ying-Jeou a second term in office.

Tottenham 1-1 Wolves
2012-01-14 12:00:05
Tottenham miss the chance to go level on points with the Premier League leaders as they are held by Wolves.

Tibetan immolation triggers clash
2012-01-14 08:44:15
A Tibetan sets himself on fire in south-western China, in the latest in a series of self-immolations, prompting clashes between police and locals.

Russian fuel ship reaches Alaska
2012-01-13 17:04:00
A Russian tanker and a US Coast Guard icebreaker reach the ice-bound town of Nome in western Alaska, which was running out of fuel.

Vegas priest stole cash to gamble
2012-01-13 16:30:48
A Roman Catholic priest from north-west Las Vegas is jailed for more than three years for using church funds to support his gambling habit.

Turkish Cypriot ex-president dies
2012-01-13 16:02:47
Rauf Denktash, who headed the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus for more than 30 years, has died aged 88, his family says.