Africa Cup of Nations Day 6 as it happened
2012-01-26 10:31:40
All the Group B action as it happens from the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Kenya's finance chief steps down
2012-01-26 09:03:58
Kenya's finance minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, has resigned following a ICC ruling that he will face trial for crimes against humanity.

Bill Gates pledges 0m at Davos
2012-01-26 05:31:27
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation commits a further 0m (£479m) to a global fund to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Two bomb attacks in Iraq kill 13
2012-01-26 04:58:33
Thirteen people are killed in two separate bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday.

AUDIO: Free Syrian Army: We're going to win this war
2012-01-26 04:08:36
Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen reports from the Syrian suburb of Douma which is under control by the Free Syrian Army.

Geithner won't serve second term
2012-01-26 00:59:38
Timothy Geithner says he does not expect to serve a second term as US treasury secretary if President Barack Obama is re-elected.

VIDEO: New laws to protect Pakistan's women
2012-01-25 21:05:10
Pakistan is set to introduce new laws which will make specific crimes of forced marriages and acid attacks on women.

Faulty Pakistani drugs 'kill 70'
2012-01-25 13:09:42
At least 70 people are believed to have died in the Pakistani city of Lahore over the past three weeks because of faulty heart drugs, officials say.

Tears as Giffords leaves Congress
2012-01-25 13:00:40
US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head last year, resigns from Congress, amid emotional scenes on the House floor.

VIDEO: Egypt marks protest anniversary
2012-01-25 12:43:15
Thousands of Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square in Cairo, a year after the start of protests which overthrew President Hosni Mubarak.

VIDEO: New year fireworks explosion kills four
2012-01-25 12:13:20
An explosion at a firework display in Thailand to celebrate the lunar new year has killed four people and injured dozens.

Exploratory Mid-East talks 'over'
2012-01-25 11:53:01
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the exploratory talks with Israel on resuming full peace negotiations have concluded, without any progress.

Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 5
2012-01-25 10:34:01
All the Group A action as it happens from the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Brazil slum clearance row grows
2012-01-25 08:37:03
Amnesty International adds its voice to criticism of a Brazilian police operation that cleared some 6,000 people from an illegal settlement.

The suffering middle classes
2012-01-25 07:36:12
Politicians woo middle-class voters in Europe and US