| Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people |
| The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says. |
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| Germany mourns Love Parade dead |
| Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend. |
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| Russia mobilises as fires burn on |
| Almost 240,000 people have been mobilised across Russia to tackle wildfires that have killed at least 30 people, officials say. |
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| Chelsea Clinton to marry banker |
| The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is due to marry in a ceremony cloaked in secrecy. |
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| Hamas fighter dies in air strikes |
| A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon. |
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| Change call after Australia fires |
| A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters. |
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| Farc call to new Colombia leader |
| Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president. |
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| Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands' |
| The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war. |
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| Everglades on Unesco danger list |
| A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk. |
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| Five Taliban off UN sanction list |
| Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents. |
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| Fossil sparks whale of a row for Egypt customs |
| The fossil of a whale is at the centre of a bizarre customs wrangle at Cairo airport, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports. |
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| Malaysia TV's 'imam idol' crowned |
| A 26-year-old religious scholar wins Malaysian TV talent search for the best young imam, or Muslim leader. |
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| US economic growth slows to 2.4% |
| US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says. |
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| Team's new Atlantic rowing record |
| Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly 43 days after leaving New York, smashing 12 days off the 114-year-old previous record. |
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| Argentine gay weddings go ahead |
| A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions. |
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| Military kills Mexico drug lord |
| The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel. |
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| Three charged with Uganda bombing |
| Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda. |
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| Four fined over SA 'racist video' |
| Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers. |
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| China mine explosion 'kills 15' |
| At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up. |
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| China river hunt for toxic drums |
| Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding. |
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| Greek military told to move fuel |
| Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says. |
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| Sarkozy threat on police attacks |
| President Nicolas Sarkozy says he would like to strip French nationality from anyone of foreign origin who threatened the life of a police officer. |
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| Lebanon urged to resist violence |
| Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country. |
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| Saudi warned on expelling Somalis |
| The UN refugee agency urges Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis, saying 2,000 have recently been sent to Mogadishu. |
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| Pakistan crash 'black box' found |
| Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say. |
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| Pakistan protest over PM comments |
| Pakistani intelligence officials cancel a visit to Britain in protest at comments made by David Cameron about Pakistan's alleged links to terror. |
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| UK troops 'uncover bomb factory' |
| British troops targeting a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan have found a cache of bomb-making equipment, the Ministry of Defence says. |
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| Huntley 'should not sue' prison |
| Soham murderer Ian Huntley should drop his claim for compensation after having his throat slashed by an inmate, victims campaigners have said. |
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| Northwest agrees to pay $38m fine |
| Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says. |
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| Airbus firm EADS lifts output aim |
| Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings. |
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| BP boss scaling back oil effort |
| The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Live - European Championships day five |
| Britain's Jessica Ennis aims to become heptathlon champion, while Michael Rimmer, Dai Greene and Mo Farah go for track glory in Barcelona. |
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| Live - England v Pakistan |
| Matt Prior drives England's lead past 400 in the evening session on day three of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. |
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| Flying Vettel takes Hungary pole |
| Red Bull dominate qualifying for the Hungarian GP, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the front row ahead of the Ferraris. |
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| DeGeneres leaving American Idol |
| Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel. |
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| Disney sells Miramax film studios |
| Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors. |
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| Awards double for Valentine band |
| Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running. |
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| Australia bushfires: What went wrong? |
| A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters. |
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| Excitement ahead of Clinton wedding |
| Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony. |
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| Giant hailstone breaks US record |
| A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA. |
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| UN voices Pakistan flood fears |
| At least one million people in north-west Pakistan have been affected by the country's worst monsoon floods in living memory, the UN has said. |
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| California fire threatens power lines |
| A wildfire burning in southern California has grown to more than 20 square miles and is threatening power lines that supply electricity to millions of people. |
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| Argentina celebrates first gay weddings |
| The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month. |
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| Mexico makes giant sandwich |
| Workers from Mexico City restsurants make a 48m-long sandwich in what has become an annual event. |
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| 'I survived deadly bear attack' |
| A Canadian woman has said she played dead in order to escape from a bear during an attack in Montana that left one man dead. |
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| One-minute World News |
| Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. |
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| Wedding belle |
| Why Chelsea continues to fascinate |
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| Beyond Auschwitz |
| Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horror |
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| Crime challenge |
| Urban violence a test for Colombia's next leader |
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| Scratching the surface |
| Why so few people get under the skin of Afghanistan |
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| School-time blues |
| Blind musician inspired by Sierra Leone children |
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| Changing times |
| An unprecedented trip to Lebanon by Syrian and Saudi leaders |
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| On the run |
| Why northern Cyprus is no longer a haven for fugitives |
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| Hero's welcome? |
| Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust |
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