On the hunt
Beginning the search for the Baghdad bombers
Isle squirrel crosses to mainland
Red squirrels found on the isle of Anglesey have crossed over to the mainland for the first time in decades, say experts.
Day in pictures
Some striking images from around the world
German on trial for Muslim murder
The husband of a pregnant Egyptian woman killed in a German court tells how she was stabbed in front of him.
Berlusconi faces early tax trial
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is to go back on trial for tax fraud now that his immunity from prosecution has been lifted.
Ministers retreat on territorials
Ministers scale back planned cuts to the training of the Territorial Army after fierce criticism from the opposition.
Homophobic attack on trainee Pc
Three youths are arrested after an off-duty trainee police officer is critically injured in an attack in Liverpool city centre.
Soldier dies from blast injuries
A British soldier has died in hospital in the UK from wounds sustained in an attack in Afghanistan
Particle beams injected into LHC
Particle beams have been injected into the Large Hadron Collider for the first time since September 2008.
Particle beams injected into LHC
Particle beams have been injected into the Large Hadron Collider for the first time since September 2008.
Is this hole too tidy to have been caused by a meteor crash?
Scientists suspect a large crater found in a field in northern Latvia was not caused by a meteorite.
Latvian 'meteorite' crater likely to be hoax, experts say
Scientists suspect a large crater found in a field in northern Latvia was not caused by a meteorite.
Madonna opens new Malawi school
Pop star Madonna has marked the start of construction at the girls school she is building in Malawi.
Madonna opens new Malawi school
Pop star Madonna has marked the start of construction at the girls school she is building in Malawi.
Death crash police officer jailed
A former police officer who killed a woman while speeding in a patrol car on a personal errand is jailed for six-and-a-half years.
US bans senior Kenyan official
The US imposes a travel ban on a Kenyan official, amid concerns over a failure to look into post-election violence.
Sir Elton cancels Wembley concert
Singer Sir Elton John cancels his Wembley Arena concert, the third gig he has pulled out of after being diagnosed with flu.
'Modern Moliere'
Armando Iannucci, the man behind The Thick of It
Long in the tooth: Age catches up with even the fiercest of animals
Scientists reveal that old age catches up with even the fiercest of wild animals.
'Shuttle replacement' set to fly
A rocket designed to replace the aging space shuttle is set for its first test-flight, despite questions over its future.