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Israel vows to continue its offensive in Gaza, despite a truce call from the UN to end nearly two weeks of fighting. |
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The Sri Lankan army captures Elephant Pass, the key link to the Jaffna peninsula, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says. |
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Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists. |
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Hundreds of thousands of homes in Europe are without heat in a cold snap as the Russia-Ukraine gas row continues. |
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A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole. |
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Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US intelligence sources say. |
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Production in Spanish factories fell by 15.1% in November, the biggest fall on record, as the downturn gathers pace. |
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Six people, including a top police official, die in a suicide bombing at a market in south-west Afghanistan, officials say. |
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A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists. |
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Synth-pop singer Little Boots comes top of the BBC's Sound of 2009 list, which highlights the best new music talent for the new year. |
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Sam Allardyce says Manchester City must make Blackburn an offer they cannot refuse for Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz. |
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Andrew Strauss is set to find out whether he will be appointed as England's new one-day captain. |
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Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you. |
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Did George Bush lead the world into economic crisis? |
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Eye-catching pictures from around the world |
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On a mission to find the most famous ship of science |
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Ghost town highlights Sudan's shaky peace deal |
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What Hemingway codes have been made public? |
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The record label celebrates 50 years of crowd-pleasers |
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Jacob Zuma will lead South Africa's ANC into polls even if he is charged with corruption, the president says. |
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US President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan runs into opposition from within his own party. |
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South Korea cuts interest rates to a record low of 2.5%, as carmaker Ssangyong applies for bankruptcy protection. |
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Leonidas Vargas, a once powerful Colombian drug trafficker, is shot dead in his hospital bed in the Spanish capital Madrid. |
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A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails. |
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A call handler for UK firm BT in India is disciplined after he sent amorous text and voicemail messages to a customer. |
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There is an "unprecedented increase" in measles cases in England and Wales, experts report. |
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Consumer unease causes BMW group sales to fall 4.3% in 2008, despite rising sales from its Mini and Rolls-Royce marques. |
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Britons who behaved badly at school are more likely to have had mental health and social problems, a study suggests. |
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Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists. |
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A private memorial service is held in Florida for Hollywood actor John Travolta's son Jett, dead at 16 from a seizure. |
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A law ensuring the details of every e-mail sent in the UK are kept is an attack on civil liberties, say critics. |
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More US workers lost jobs last year than in any year since the Second World War, with employers axing 2.6 million jobs. |
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A super-tanker captured by Somali pirates in November with two million barrels of oil is released, reports say. |
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US President-elect Barack Obama is to appear on the cover of a special edition of Spider-Man. |
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New 3D technology may mean films might no longer be the sole province of movie studios. |
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There are hopes that gas flows through Ukraine may be resumed after the first EU monitors arrive to check pipelines from Russia. |
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A man is shot dead and another is hit in the leg in a robbery by three men at a village post office in north Worcestershire. |
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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez claims Man Utd counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson is "the only manager who will not be punished" for attacking referees. |
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Andy Murray takes on Roger Federer for a place in the final of the Qatar Open. |
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Is end near for embattled Tamil Tigers? |
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Sixties pop star Dave Dee, whose hits include The Legend of Xanadu, dies aged 65, after a three-year battle with cancer. |
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Police in Greece clash with protesters in a resumption of the violence that flared over the killing of a teenager last month. |
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The Illinois House of Representatives votes to impeach the state's scandal-hit governor, Rod Blagojevich. |
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A Zimbabwean wildlife campaigner tells the BBC that soldiers are being given elephant meat to eat, as the economic crisis deepens. |
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"Chuckie" Taylor, son of Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor, is to be sentenced by a US court after being convicted of torture. |
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Barack Obama picks former Bill Clinton aide Leon Panetta to head the CIA and Adm Dennis Blair as Director of National Intelligence. |
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The Indian government has sacked the entire board of the country's scandal hit software company Satyam. |
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Defending champion Andy Murray reaches the final of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 6-2 6-2 win over Roger Federer. |
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A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, has been found using a mobile phone signal and Google Street View. |
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Why the brew has Colombians in a litigious mood |
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Kenya's government is to declare a national emergency because of a drought affecting 10 million people. |
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The UN says its main aid agency in Gaza will resume operations there after receiving safety assurances from Israel. |
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UK bank Lloyds TSB agrees to pay a $350m penalty to US authorities after admitted violating US sanctions. |
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Rescuers search mountainous areas of central Costa Rica after a powerful earthquake that left at least four people dead. |
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Tony Blair says the situation in Gaza offers "no justification" for the radicalisation of British Muslims. |
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Striking pictures from around the world this week. |
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Floods of last summer still afflict India's Bihar |
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Bulgarians angry about being left to freeze in gas row |
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Video games are poised to "eclipse" all other forms of entertainment, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is told. |
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Sierra Leone refugee fights for long-lost daughter |
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Reserved seats for the US presidential inaugural parade sell out in 60 seconds, the ticket company says. |
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A 140-year-old lobster kept in a tank at a New York restaurant is to be released back into the ocean. |
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Students who are unable to secure jobs after leaving university may be offered paid internships, it has emerged. |
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Five people are injured, three of them critically, in a gun attack at the end of a high school basketball game in Chicago. |
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Senior Palestinian officials are in Egypt for talks, as fighting continues between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. |
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The vocabulary that tells the story of a presidency |
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A five-year old boy has become the smallest patient to ever undergo deep brain stimulation at a London hospital. |
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Grave find adds 600 years to Istanbul's age |
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Worker ants in colonies with a queen are physically attacked by their peers if they try to reproduce, a study says. |
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The crew of the supertanker Sirius Star are on their way home after their Somali hijacking ordeal ended, the ship's owners say. |
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Striker Jermain Defoe defends the reasons behind his move back to Tottenham from Portsmouth. |
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Andy Murray says he might not play in Saturday's Qatar Open against Andy Roddick because of a back injury. |
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Beloved children's character Winnie the Pooh is to return to the bookshelves, 80 years on from his first literary appearance. |
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The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones hunts down the green stands at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. |
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Patrick Swayze is being treated in hospital for pneumonia, a TV executive working on his new drama series reveals. |
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Aston Villa take on Midlands rivals West Brom in the first of seven Premier League games on Saturday. |
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Andy Murray takes on Andy Roddick in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. |
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Thousands of demonstrators are marching through London to the Israeli embassy to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. |
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President-elect Barack Obama says his $775bn economic stimulus plan could create up to four million jobs in the US. |
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Liverpool miss the chance to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League as they are held to a 0-0 draw at Stoke. |
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Britain's Prince Harry apologises for using racist language to describe an Asian member of his army platoon. |
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The mother of an hours-old baby found abandoned on a school playing field in Bedfordshire is found. |
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Kevin Pietersen says he did "nothing wrong" in the series of events which led to him quitting as England captain and the sacking of coach Peter Moores. |
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How oil and gas underpin Moscow's new might |
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Scientists are investigating if installing a home water softener can relieve children's eczema symptoms. |
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A host of stars are expected later at the Golden Globes, the glitziest event so far in this year's Hollywood awards season. |
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Obama stands for change, Chicago remains the same |
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US songwriter Diane Warren will write the lyrics to Andrew Lloyd Webber's music for this year's UK Eurovision entry, it is announced. |
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The fiancee of a sub-postmaster's son shot dead in an armed raid in Worcestershire says her future is "destroyed". |
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The Detroit Motor Show opens with gloom in the air |
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Unrepentant Rafael Benitez launches a fresh attack on Sir Alex Ferguson suggesting he may be "a little bit scared" of Liverpool's title challenge. |
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Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinian gunmen on the outskirts of Gaza City, as Israel's cabinet says the military offensive will continue. |
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Tributes are paid to the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest, and another British climber, who were killed in the French Alps. |
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Debutant David Warner batters South Africa as Australia win the opening Twenty20 match despite JP Duminy's defiance. |
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Wigan host Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, ahead of Manchester United v Chelsea at Old Trafford. |
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Thousands of people rally in London to call for peace in Gaza and acknowledgement of Israel's perspective on the conflict. |
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A Royal Marine has been killed in an explosion in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. |
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Manchester United move to third in the Premier League table after beating Chelsea 3-0 at Old Trafford. |
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Obama's new team faces tough calls over Gaza |
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The risks of epidurals and spinal anaesthetics may be being overstated, a study suggests. |
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A bride from Eastern Europe who is marrying in London advertises for 30 guests to fill her side of the church. |
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More police from ethnic minorities are being recruited, but they are not being promoted, a report finds. |
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The expedition from London to Timbuktu - by flying car |
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The UK remains an unequal place to grow up, according to a report by the Social Mobility Commission. |
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Gordon Brown is to host talks with business and union leaders about measures to safeguard jobs during the recession. |
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Most children with septic shock are not receiving appropriate life-saving treatment in A&E, a UK audit suggests. |
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Manager Luiz Felipe Scolari concedes the lacklustre 3-0 defeat by Manchester United has caused "very big damage" to Chelsea's title challenge. |
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Scientists have found a genetic risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease which is only carried by women. |
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Tears of a town with no music around |
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Stars out in force for Golden Globe awards in LA |
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Events that shaped George W Bush's presidency |
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Clint Eastwood's racial drama Gran Torino tops the US box office, earning an estimated $29m (£19.3m) on its opening weekend. |
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Stars at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles |
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The Foreign Office warns thousands of tourists could be turned away at US airports, as a new online entry system comes into effect. |
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Eye-catching images from around the world |
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Russia will resume pumping gas to third countries via Ukraine from Tuesday morning, the EU says, ending a dispute over transit. |
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Microsoft has announced the latest Windows release will not be limited, after the initial launch crashed the whole of the Microsoft site. |
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AC Milan are optimistic David Beckham will be able to extend his two-month loan with them from LA Galaxy. |
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West Ham reject an improved offer from Manchester City for striker Craig Bellamy, BBC Sport understands. |
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Factory workers making clothes destined for Primark are working up to 12 hours a day for £3.50 an hour, a BBC News probe finds. |
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Cristiano Ronaldo is named the Fifa World Player of the Year for 2008. |
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Business leaders paint a bleak picture of the UK economy, with a survey suggesting a "frightening deterioration" towards the end of 2008. |
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Sleeping less than seven hours a night greatly raises the risk of catching a cold, US research suggests. |
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An ice-skating star's baby has been born two days after she collapsed and died from a brain haemorrhage. |
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Years of argument due over Heathrow expansion |
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Some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can shrink the brain, US research suggests. |
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Blue Peter viewers are being given the chance to design a 50p piece to mark the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
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Ethiopian peacekeepers withdraw from the Somali capital where they have been for two years, reports suggest. |
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Eurostar ticket sales rise by almost 11% in 2008 with passenger numbers up to a new high, helped by the weak pound. |
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Police hunting the killers of a sub-postmaster's son during an armed raid at a Worcestershire village post office make eight arrests. |
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Scientists study the genetics of the extinct Tasmanian tiger, using DNA extracted from preserved hair. |
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Beyonce, U2 and Bruce Springsteen sign up to perform at an inaugural celebration for US President-elect Barack Obama. |
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The earliest dinosaur feathers were probably used for visual display, says a team of scientists from China. |
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Heath Ledger's posthumous Golden Globe will eventually go to his daughter, say the actor's parents. |
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Experts have put together a list of the 25 most dangerous programming mistakes |
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The length of a man's fingers may predict his success in the city, research findings suggest.
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Luiz Felipe Scolari needs more time to make his mark at Chelsea because of the "big personalities" in the dressing room, says his close friend Leonardo. |
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Eyecatching images from around the world |
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Luiz Felipe Scolari accepts the blame for Chelsea's 3-0 defeat by Manchester United on Sunday, but says his team must now show more togetherness. |
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The US deficit dropped to its lowest level in more than five years in November, official figures show. |
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The Prince of Wales calls an Asian friend "Sooty", it has emerged following the row over his son Prince Harry's use of a racist term. |
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The Prince of Wales calls an Asian friend "Sooty", it has emerged following the row over his son Prince Harry's use of a racist term. |
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Israeli troops have entered Gaza City's suburbs and are engaged in street fighting with Palestinian militants, reports say. |
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Barclays is to cut more than 2,100 jobs across its investment banking and investment management businesses. |
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A US teenager killed his mother and wounded his father in revenge for taking his video game away, a judge rules. |
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Histon, Peterborough and Bristol City are among those looking to cause upsets in Tuesday's nine FA Cup third-round ties. |
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Farmers in sub Saharan Africa are set to benefit from the first detailed digital map of soil nutrient quality. |
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Peter Crouch and Niko Kranjcar get the goals that settle a pulsating replay and ensure FA Cup holders Portsmouth avoid a third-round exit. |
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The EU tells Russia it is disappointed that little gas has flowed into Europe from Ukraine, despite a deal to resume supplies. |
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A plan to guarantee up to £20bn of loans to small businesses to help them survive the downturn is set to be unveiled later. |
