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2013-04-28: Thousands protest Bangladesh deaths
2013-04-22: Boston bombings: Czech Republic is not Chechnya
2013-04-16: Global military spending falls
2013-04-02: Private newspapers return to Burma
2013-03-09: N. Korea angry after U.N. penalties
2013-02-19: Gunmen kidnap eight foreigners in Nigeria
2013-02-17: Meteorite hits Russia, thousands injured
2013-02-05: French warplanes attack rebels in N. Mali
2013-02-03: Brazil still in shock after nightclub inferno
2012-12-01: U.N. makes landmark decision on Palestine
2012-11-19: Israel-Gaza conflict intensifies
2012-11-09: China's leadership change begins
2012-11-08: America re-elects President Barack Obama
2012-10-28: 200 dead despite Eid cease-fire in Syria
2012-10-13: European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize
2012-10-07: Venice calls for independence from Italy
2012-09-22: Pakistan anti-Islam video protests – 19 dead
2012-09-19: China-Japan in potential economic standoff
2012-09-13: U.S. vows justice for slain ambassador
2012-07-21: 12 killed in Batman shooting in U.S.
2012-07-18: Olympic security CEO admits 'shambles'
2012-07-09: Jordan politician pulls gun in TV debate
2012-07-03: Spain king welcomes soccer heroes home
2012-05-19: Iran anger at Google over Persian Gulf
2012-04-19: UN wives ask Mrs Assad to stop Syria violence
2011-12-30: 2012 to be better than 2011
2011-10-22: Gaddafi death a "lesson to tyrants"
2011-10-19: Israel, Palestine prisoner swap in process
2011-10-01: Karzai ends peace talks with the Taliban
2011-07-30: Apple richer than the U.S. government
2011-07-21: UN Declares Famine in Somalia
2011-07-09: South Sudan becomes world's 193rd nation
2011-07-03: Africa rejects ICC Gaddafi arrest warrant
2011-05-04: Bin Laden photo to be released
2011-04-16: Syria protests getting bigger
2011-03-20: International coalition attacks Libya
2011-03-14: Second explosion at Japan nuclear plant
2011-03-11: NATO rules out Libya no-fly zone, for now
2011-02-21: Libya: Gaddafi’s son warns of “rivers of blood”
2011-02-12: Egyptian joy as Mubarak resigns
2011-01-28: Violence erupts across Egypt
2011-01-19: President Hu Jintao visits Barack Obama
2010-12-04: WikiLeaks founder hiding from “superpower”
2010-10-23: WikiLeaks releases flood of Iraq War files
2010-10-14: All 33 Chilean miners rescued
2010-10-08: Hanoi to celebrate its 1,000th birthday
2010-09-23: India rushing to save Commonwealth Games
2010-08-06: Rapper to run for Haiti President
2010-07-13: Spain win 2010 World Cup Final
2010-06-16: Afghanistan sitting on $1 trillion of minerals
2010-06-01: Israeli troops kill aid activists
2010-04-11: Polish President killed in plane crash
2010-03-30: Russia vows to find suicide bomb group
2010-03-27: Pressure on Catholic Church mounting
2010-01-14: Haiti in ruins after huge earthquake
2009-12-30: U.S. missile shield arms talks obstacle
2009-11-03: U.N. boss in Afghan election mission
2009-07-12: South Korea hit by cyber attacks
2009-07-03: Israel and Hamas reject Amnesty report
2009-06-15: Tension in Iran after election
2009-05-31: North Korea to test long-range missile
2009-05-16: A million flee Pakistan-Taliban fighting
2009-04-07: Media show war dead after 18-year ban
2009-03-29: Thousands march ahead of G20 Summit
2009-02-03: Gaddafi suggests a United States of Africa
2009-01-31: Children caught in Sri Lanka fighting
2009-01-10: Internet war of words over Gaza
2009-01-01: Iraqi shoe-thrower trial postponed
2008-12-02: Thai protesters continue airport sit-in
2008-11-29: Questions asked about Mumbai attacks
2008-11-20: Indian navy sinks Somali pirate ship
2008-10-24: Polls put Obama ahead in U.S. election
2008-10-18: God awarded victory in US court case
2008-10-15: World healthcare system for the rich
2008-10-12: Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
2008-09-18: Rwanda - world’s first women-led country
2008-08-31: McCain picks female running mate
2008-08-25: Record-setting Beijing Olympics end
2008-08-22: Poland and U.S. sign missile shield deal
2008-08-10: Georgia calls for ceasefire in South Ossetia
2008-07-17: Zimbabwe inflation at 2,200,000 per cent
2008-07-11: Iran test-fires more missiles
2008-07-08: Leaders urge and wish at G8 summit
2008-07-05: Ingrid Betancourt back in France
2008-06-29: Mugabe claims victory in one-man election
2008-06-26: New Zealand signs historic Maori land deal
2008-06-14: Ireland ‘No’ vote plunges EU into crisis
2008-05-21: Ethnic violence increasing in South Africa
2008-05-06: Burma cyclone death toll may reach 80,000
2008-04-12: U.S. military equipment on sale on eBay
2008-04-03: Camel beauty contest opens in UAE
2008-03-19: China says Dalai Lama is a troublemaker
2008-02-18: Kosovo declares independence
2008-02-15: China anger at Spielberg Olympics snub
2008-02-03: Australia to apologize to Aborigines
2008-01-31: Kenya violence “spiraling out of control”
2007-12-29: Pakistan in turmoil as Bhutto is buried
2007-11-05: Chad ‘kidnap’ suspects questioned
2007-10-24: First ‘honest African leader’ prize given
2007-10-12: Turkey upset by US ‘genocide’ vote
2007-10-06: Diana’s last hours seen by London court
2007-10-03: Koreas meet for second time ever
2007-09-24: Burmese monks march for freedom
2007-09-18: Prepare for war with Iran, says France
2007-09-12: Madeleine McCann mystery deepens
2007-09-09: Osama bin Laden releases new video
2007-08-07: Global body parts trade increases
2007-08-04: Russian flag claims North Pole riches
2007-06-28: New threats to kill BBC journalist
2007-06-25: Anger over Rushdie knighthood continues
2007-05-26: Nuclear race possible in Middle East
2007-05-17: International calls to release Aung San Suu Kyi
2007-05-11: Tony Blair announces his resignation
2007-05-08: Beijing citizens learn Olympics manners
2007-04-29: US missiles - Putin revives Cold War speak
2007-04-23: Bhutan practices for first ever election
2007-01-28: Iraq War protests in Washington DC
2007-01-24: U.S.: China missile a danger to modern life
2006-08-08: Fidel Castro to return to power - easier | harder
2006-07-06: North Korea tests seven missiles - easier | harder
2006-03-12: Slobodan Milosevic found dead in his cell - easier | harder
2006-01-31: A rocky road ahead for Hamas - easier | harder
2006-01-06: Ariel Sharon in critical condition - easier | harder
2006-01-02: Crisis: Russia cuts Ukraine's gas supply - easier | harder
2005-12-27: Libya overturns AIDS death penalties - easier | harder
2005-12-05: Rice faces questions over CIA prisons - easier | harder
2005-11-12: Africa gets first elected female president - easier | harder
2005-11-09: Second Saddam Hussein lawyer killed - easier | harder
2005-11-08: Myanmar moves its capital city - easier | harder
2005-10-27: Japan close to allowing female emperor - easier | harder
2005-10-24: Zimbabwe to get new currency - easier | harder
2005-10-09: Earthquake kills 3000 across South Asia - easier | harder
2005-10-03: Crisis talks for Turkey to join EU - easier | harder
2005-10-02: Terror returns to Bali - easier | harder
2005-09-15: Annan pleads for United Nations reform - easier | harder
2005-08-31: Hurricane Katrina kills hundreds - easier | harder
2005-08-30: Landmine elephant gets new foot - easier | harder
2005-08-25: U.S. preacher says “take out” Chavez - easier | harder
2005-08-09: Iran resumes nuclear work - easier | harder
2005-08-05: Al-Qaeda warns of more attacks - easier | harder
2005-07-29: IRA ends its armed struggle - easier | harder
2005-07-23: London police shoot to kill - easier | harder
2005-07-20: U.S. welcomes India to nuclear elite - easier | harder
2005-07-14: Kenya disposes of disposable bags - easier | harder
2005-07-13: English Church accepts women bishops - easier | harder
2005-07-12: Average worker wastes 2 hours a day - easier | harder
2005-07-09: Sheep suicides cause financial ruin - easier | harder
2005-07-07: London to host 2012 Olympics - easier | harder
2005-07-05: Indonesia president slams cohabitation - easier | harder
2005-06-27: Rwandan president names gorillas - easier | harder
2005-06-25: Zimbabwe’s homeless ignored - easier | harder
2005-06-24: U.S. is not losing Iraq war: Rumsfeld - easier | harder
2005-06-11: Japanese student bombs classroom - easier | harder
2005-06-07: Russia to start 24-hour TV news in English - easier | harder
2005-06-06: Oil-rich Gulf urged to help Africa - easier | harder
2005-05-27: S. African capital to have new name - easier | harder
2005-05-17: Kuwaiti women get the vote - easier | harder
2005-04-18: World education missing the mark - easier | harder
2005-04-06: Asian anger at Japanese school history books
2005-04-02: S. Korea to block Japanese Security Council bid
2005-03-20: Aussie frog hospital to close
2005-03-19: Internet bank robbery plan foiled
2005-03-16: Luxembourg the world's safest city
2005-03-15: British Army bullies
2005-03-14: India's drumming tax collectors
2005-03-09: International Women's Day still necessary
2005-03-02: France tops for asylum seekers
2005-02-16: Anti-McDonald's McDavids beat Goliath

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