Paraguay president 'cancer free'
2012-01-27 17:01:29
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is now free of cancer after successful chemotherapy treatment in Brazil, his doctors say.

VIDEO: Damascus suburb rises against Assad
2012-01-27 14:57:15
President Assad's grip over the Damascus suburb of Saqba appears to be weakening.

Musharraf delays Pakistan return
2012-01-27 14:13:13
Pakistan's former military leader Pervez Musharraf has decided to postpone his return to the country, one of his aides says.

Nigerian traders shot and burnt
2012-01-27 12:05:40
Gunmen in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state kill at least 15 village traders returning from a market at night.

VIDEO: Faulty drugs given to 46,000 Pakistanis
2012-01-27 11:47:34
Lahore's Dr Akram has said many Pakistani hospitals are forced to buy the cheapest drugs - as the death toll from a batch of faulty drugs in the city rises.

VIDEO: Severe floods hit Fiji
2012-01-27 10:39:08
A state of emergency has been declared in Fiji after heavy floods kill at least six and leave thousands homeless.

Bahrain criticised over tear gas
2012-01-27 10:15:09
Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it says is the misuse of tear gas by Bahraini security forces.

VIDEO: London 2012: India boxing hopeful
2012-01-27 03:10:23
Mary Kom will make her Olympics debut in London this summer, representing India in boxing.

VIDEO: Panetta announces US military cuts
2012-01-26 20:55:24
The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, has announced big cuts in the numbers of American ground troops over the next ten years.

Liverpool want rivalry not hatred
2012-01-26 19:17:04
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre wants 'rivalry not hatred' when his team play Manchester United at Anfield on Saturday.

VIDEO: Boko Haram 'operates with no face'
2012-01-26 16:57:56
The president of Nigeria has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to identify themselves and state their demands as a basis for dialogue.

VIDEO: Held Libyans 'died after torture'
2012-01-26 16:51:04
Several people have died after being tortured by militias in Libyan detention centres, human rights group Amnesty International has said.

VIDEO: Ukraine protests against stray dog killings
2012-01-26 14:11:22
Ukrainian dog-lovers protest against the killing of thousands of stray animals ahead of Euro 2012

In pictures: Rio de Janeiro building collapse
2012-01-26 13:01:54
Workers battle to rescue people from collapsed buildings in Rio

VIDEO: Dictator's treasures up for auction
2012-01-26 11:07:25
Personal belongings and official gifts given to the late Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu will be auctioned in Bucharest.