About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

A Frenchwoman admits killing eight newborn babies after remains are found but insists her husband knew nothing, prosecutors say.

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Police questioned France's Labour Minister Eric Woerth in their probe into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

Russia expands the powers of its FSB secret police amid concern among human rights activists that they may be abused.

Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.

Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.

Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.

As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.

Oil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began.

Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say.

Diego Maradona accuses the Argentine Football Association of "lies and betrayal" after his reign as national coach ends.

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.

Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.

Thai authorities lift a state of emergency in six more provinces, more than two months after ending anti-government protests in Bangkok.

Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport arrest a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy orders illegal Roma gypsy camps to be dismantled and illegal migrants to be deported.

The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.

At least seven people, including three soldiers, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India.

A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts £77,500 in damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest.

People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.

Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.

China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006.

The Financial Services Authority announces plans to update its guidelines on bankers' pay, affecting 2,500 firms

Eoin Morgan makes his maiden Test fifty as England push on after tea on day one of the first Test against Pakistan.

Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix.

Sachin Tendulkar scores his fifth Test double century to help India to 669-9 at the close of play on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka.

Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access.

The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

People in Arizona give their views on the blocking of a tougher version of the state's immigration laws days before it was to come into effect.

Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.

As David Cameron visits one of India's Commonwealth Games venues, there are questions about whether the event is a wise way to spend so much money.

The Madagascan government has appealed to the international community not to abandon the country, following the suspension of much aid to the island last year.

Amid the worst floods in China for a decade, at least 20 people are missing in Sichuan province where heavy rain triggered a landslide which buried almost 60 houses.

France is to introduce laws aimed at controlling Roma gypsy commuinities and expel those living in the country illegally.

A French couple will appear in court on Thursday after police found the bodies of eight newborn babies in a village in northern France.

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