Austria row at 'new Jews' remark
2012-01-31 14:35:48
Austria's President withdraws an award from a far-right leader who allegedly likened his supporters to Jews under the Nazis.

Teacher 'bound and gagged kids'
2012-01-31 13:43:16
A Los Angeles teacher is accused of binding and gagging nearly two dozen children and putting live cockroaches on some of their faces.

Obama backs Pakistan drone raids
2012-01-31 11:31:46
US President Barack Obama defends the use of unmanned drone aircraft to kill suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal areas.

Senegal police deploy over rally
2012-01-31 10:19:32
A large number of Senegalese police are deployed in central Dakar ahead of a rally against President Abdoulaye Wade's re-election bid.

Drones: What are they and how do they work?
2012-01-31 09:37:48
What are they and how do they work?

Spanish court upholds Garzon case
2012-01-31 09:20:27
The supreme court in Spain refuses a request to throw out a case against its most famous judge, Baltasar Garzon, accused of overstepping his authority.

VIDEO: Bolivia protest resurrects road row
2012-01-31 07:13:25
Hundreds of protesters have arrived in Bolivia's main city, La Paz, to demand the government resume the construction of a controversial road through an Amazon reserve.

VIDEO: Europe struggles in grip of snow
2012-01-31 02:55:56
Falling temperatures and heavy snowfalls across Eastern Europe leave at least 36 people dead and major power and transport problems.

VIDEO: Spanish court to decide on judge trial
2012-01-31 01:35:07
The supreme court in Spain is due to decide later today whether to proceed with the prosecution of the country's most prominent judge for abuse of power

Peru rehab centre owner charged
2012-01-30 23:53:43
The owner of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima where a fire killed 27 people is charged with murder.

New team to probe Florida crash
2012-01-30 23:21:36
Federal investigators are sent to the scene of a deadly US highway crash that killed 10 people and injured 18 in the state of Florida.

Bolivia protest revives road row
2012-01-30 19:53:22
Hundreds of Bolivian protesters arrive in La Paz to demand the government resume work on a controversial road through an Amazon rainforest reserve.

Drogba mother dishes up for fans
2012-01-30 13:33:31
While Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba is on the Africa Cup of Nations football pitch, his mother is in the kitchen cooking - not for him but for travelling fans.

AUDIO: 'Children killed by snipers in Homs'
2012-01-30 12:52:21
Two children have been shot dead by snipers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Homs in recent days, according to a French photographer who has been visiting the Syrian city.

VIDEO: First female train driver in Dubai
2012-01-30 11:24:19
UAE government is seeking to increase the number of locals operating the metros and Al Safar is one of them.