World
Monday, 21st May, 2012 - 00:54
Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.
Monday, 21st May, 2012 - 00:07
An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, begins across east Asia, and is due to reach the western US later.
Monday, 21st May, 2012 - 00:05
A man whose daughter was among 270 people killed in the Lockerbie atrocity has described the convicted bomber's death as a "very sad event".
Sunday, 20th May, 2012 - 23:35
The only person convicted over the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset al Megrahi, has died, his family has said.
Sunday, 20th May, 2012 - 23:13
President Obama tells a Nato summit there are "hard days ahead" in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014.
Sunday, 20th May, 2012 - 23:13
Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic is elected president of Serbia beating incumbent Boris Tadic in a run-off vote, and vowing to stay on the EU path.
Sunday, 20th May, 2012 - 23:10
UK customers of HSBC report problems using cash machines, making card payments and online transactions, but the bank says the problem is fixed.
Sunday, 20th May, 2012 - 21:27
Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content".
Sunday, 20th May, 2012 - 21:10
President Hamid Karzai has said he hopes the transition out of war in Afghanistan will mean his country is "no longer a burden" on the international community.
Sunday, 20th May, 2012 - 20:59
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least seven people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.
