US and Japan in troop cost deal
The US and Japan reach agreement on who will pay to relocate 8,000 US marines from Okinawa to Guam.
View ArticleSecurity high at Solomons meeting
Armed police and soldiers surround the Solomons parliament for its first session since last week's riots.
View ArticleBin Laden call falls on deaf ears
Sudan distances itself from a new Osama Bin Laden tape, saying it has nothing to do with such statements.
View ArticleBrain games aim to boost your IQ
Games are often derided by critics as mindless fun but new 'brain' games are turning the cliché on its head.
View ArticleIsraelis shoot dead Gaza militant
Israeli troops and tanks open fire to kill an armed Palestinian militant near the border with Gaza.
View ArticleAid sent to Peru volcano evacuees
Peru sends aid to evacuees after declaring a state of emergency in the area near the erupting Ubinas volcano.
View ArticleTrial hears 'Saddam phone call'
Prosecutors play a tape said to be of a phone call in which Saddam Hussein discussed a crackdown on Shia Iraqis.
View ArticleDutch trial seeks ex-Liberia head
Lawyers for a Dutch trader facing war crimes charges call for ex-Liberia leader Charles Taylor to give evidence.
View ArticleEx-Zimbabwe MP seeks asylum in SA
Former Zimbabwe opposition MP Roy Bennett is seeking political asylum in South Africa, his party says.
View ArticleFootball: Senderos out for Arsenal
Arsenal confirm Sol Campbell will replace the injured Philippe Senderos for their Champions League semi-final at Villarreal.
View ArticleGrenade attack in Kashmir polls
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say a number of people have been hurt in two attacks on polling stations.
View ArticlePhilippines charges 49 'for coup'
Philippine prosecutors charge 49 people over February's alleged coup plot against President Arroyo.
View ArticleIran rules out Iraq talks with US
Talks with the US on Iraq are no longer needed given the Baghdad government breakthrough, Iran says.
View ArticleComedies head MTV movie shortlist
Wedding Crashers and The 40-Year Old Virgin lead the nominations for the MTV Movie Awards.
View ArticleClashes at Egypt judicial protest
Police in Cairo break up a protest in support of pro-reform judges and beat a judge who tries to intervene.
View Article'Eight die' in Sri Lanka violence
At least eight people are killed in mounting violence in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, police say.
View ArticleFootball: Scolari denies interview
Luiz Felipe Scolari tells BBC Sport he has not been interviewed by the FA about becoming England manager.
View ArticleNepal ruler restores parliament
King Gyanendra of Nepal vows to restore parliament - a key demand of protesters after weeks of violent unrest.
View ArticleGreen mini-car to beat congestion
A prototype of a traffic-beating, three-wheeled car has been tested by researchers in Bath.
View ArticleMoussaoui jury considers verdict
Jurors begin deliberating whether al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui should be executed or jailed for life.
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