Clashes erupt at Greece protest

Clashes erupt at Greece protest
'Suicide attack' on Syria army HQ
Singer Andy Williams dies aged 84
Judge halts Abu Hamza extradition
Russian mogul charged over punch
Amazing view of Universe captured
Markets slide amid Spain warning
Iran decries 'nuclear threats'
Boat Race protester found guilty
Uruguay moves to allow abortion
Philippines priest in ivory probe
Mogul's prize for wooing daughter
VIDEO: Hubble XDF image compared to Moon
VIDEO: Russian driver's lucky escape
VIDEO: 'This is what I wanted to write next'
VIDEO: Flats unstable after floods
VIDEO: NZ's earthquake drill for one million people
VIDEO: Trawling the oceans for plankton
France's jobless tops 3 million
EADS warns against state action
Nook shakes up UK tablet market
Kenya to switch off 'fake' phones
Rowling mulls 'director's cut'
Wood lashes out at Stones auction
Asiatic cheetahs snatch livestock
Giant 5000-year-old oak unearthed
'Scar free healing' clue in mice
Quit 'smokeless' tobacco advice
McIlroy plays down Ryder Cup role
Norway family wins third lottery
Stolen Ben Franklin bust found
Malema defiant after court charge
Ex-PM Abe wins Japan party vote
Three killed in Ukraine shooting
Brazil Google boss arrest ordered
Gaddafi 'captor' buried in Libya
Obama and Romney converge on Ohio
Homes at risk as floods continue
Show courage, Clegg urges party
Gove contacted over Megan school
Brooks and Coulson in 2013 trial
In pictures: Greece protests
In pictures: Madrid clashes
Number crunching in the US election
New Zealand's urban outlaws
Day in pictures: 26 September 2012
In pictures: World Architecture Festival 2012 Awards
Africa's Titanic: Seeking justice a decade after Joola
Why do parents let their kids get fat?
The revolution will be home-made
Captains set the Ryder Cup tone
Viewpoint: Consequences of pandering to Pakistan extremists
Europe: Greek anger

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:28 AM PDT

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near Athens' parliament during a day-long strike against austerity measures.

'Suicide attack' on Syria army HQ

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Four military guards were killed after suicide attackers drove car bombs into the military headquarters in the heart of Damascus, Syrian officials say.

Singer Andy Williams dies aged 84

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Moon River singer Andy Williams dies at his home in Branson, Missouri, after a year-long battle with bladder cancer.

Judge halts Abu Hamza extradition

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT

A British High Court judge halts the extradition of Abu Hamza al-Masri to the US on terror charges after the radical cleric launches a last-ditch appeal.

Russian mogul charged over punch

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT

Russian media mogul Alexander Lebedev, who owns two UK newspapers, is charged after he punched a fellow guest during a TV debate last year.

Amazing view of Universe captured

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 04:55 AM PDT

The Hubble Space Telescope has produced one of its most extraordinary views of the Universe to date.

Markets slide amid Spain warning

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:03 AM PDT

European stock markets fall amid concerns about Spain's economy and as trade unions hold a general strike in Greece to protest against spending cuts.

Iran decries 'nuclear threats'

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Iran's president accuses the West of nuclear "intimidation" in a UN General Assembly address boycotted by the US and Israel.

Boat Race protester found guilty

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:27 AM PDT

A man is convicted of causing a public nuisance after disrupting this year's University Boat Race by swimming into crews' path.

Uruguay moves to allow abortion

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 04:59 AM PDT

The lower house of Uruguay's Congress votes by a majority of one to legalise abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Philippines priest in ivory probe

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:09 AM PDT

A priest in the Philippines is to be investigated over possible links to illegal trade in ivory, authorities say.

Mogul's prize for wooing daughter

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:52 AM PDT

Hong Kong business magnate Cecil Chao is willing to pay a "marriage bounty" to any man who can successfully woe and wed his lesbian daughter.

VIDEO: Hubble XDF image compared to Moon

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:48 AM PDT

The more than 5,000 galaxies visible in the Hubble XDF image take up an area of the sky that, from Earth, is less than a tenth of the diameter of the Moon.

VIDEO: Russian driver's lucky escape

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Video footage of a crash in Russia has shown the moment a lorry driver was thrown through his front window but then walked away apparently unscathed.

VIDEO: 'This is what I wanted to write next'

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:56 PM PDT

Ahead of the release of her first book aimed solely at adults, JK Rowling has spoken exclusively to the BBC's Will Gompertz.

VIDEO: Flats unstable after floods

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:23 AM PDT

Engineers are hoping to assess flats in Newcastle which were left "extremely unstable" after severe weather caused flooding.

VIDEO: NZ's earthquake drill for one million people

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:14 AM PDT

More than a million people in New Zealand have taken part in what is believed to be the world's first nationwide earthquake drill.

VIDEO: Trawling the oceans for plankton

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT

A team of scientists will detail their discovery of more than one million new species of plankton during a two-and-a-half-year, 70,000 mile, expedition.

France's jobless tops 3 million

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:56 AM PDT

French unemployment has topped 3 million for first time since June 1999, as the economy continues to struggle.

EADS warns against state action

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:45 AM PDT

EADS boss Tom Enders urges politicians not to interfere in his company's proposed $45bn (£28bn) merger with BAE Systems.

Nook shakes up UK tablet market

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:05 AM PDT

Barnes & Noble plans to offer its full range of devices in the UK this Christmas, unlike its rival Amazon.

Kenya to switch off 'fake' phones

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:43 AM PDT

Kenya confirms plans to switch off counterfeit mobile phones at the end of September to combat crime and health risks.

Rowling mulls 'director's cut'

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 10:41 PM PDT

Author JK Rowling admits she is tempted to do a "director's cut" of two Harry Potter novels because she wanted more time to write them.

Wood lashes out at Stones auction

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood says he has no involvement in a sale of art and memorabilia, organised by his ex-wife Jo.

Asiatic cheetahs snatch livestock

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 08:07 PM PDT

Asiatic cheetahs, one of the world's most endangered animals, are forced to eat livestock in areas where their wild prey is in decline, a study finds.

Giant 5000-year-old oak unearthed

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 10:19 PM PDT

The trunk of a giant oak-tree thought by experts to be more than 5000 years old has been unearthed from a field in west Norfolk.

'Scar free healing' clue in mice

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Mice with brittle skin, which tears off to escape predators, may offer clues to healing wounds without scars, according to US researchers.

Quit 'smokeless' tobacco advice

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:57 PM PDT

An English advisory body issues guidance aimed at helping people in South Asian communities stop using smokeless tobacco products like paan.

McIlroy plays down Ryder Cup role

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Rory McIlroy insists he is neither Europe's team leader nor their marked man in this week's Ryder Cup clash at Medinah.

Norway family wins third lottery

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 10:28 PM PDT

A family in Norway is celebrating its third lottery win, with each windfall coinciding with a pregnancy or birth.

Stolen Ben Franklin bust found

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:13 PM PDT

A rare $3m bust of US founding father Benjamin Franklin is recovered nearly a month after it was stolen from a home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Malema defiant after court charge

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:09 AM PDT

Firebrand South African politician Julius Malema says he is "unshaken" after being charged with money laundering in a case he says is politically motivated.

Ex-PM Abe wins Japan party vote

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:51 AM PDT

Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party elects Shinzo Abe as its new leader, potentially positioning him to become the next prime minister.

Three killed in Ukraine shooting

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:26 AM PDT

A man shoots dead three security guards at a supermarket in Ukraine's capital Kiev, triggering a city-wide manhunt, police say.

Brazil Google boss arrest ordered

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:19 PM PDT

A judge orders the arrest of Google's president in Brazil after the company failed to remove "slanderous" videos about an electoral candidate.

Gaddafi 'captor' buried in Libya

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:57 AM PDT

One of the Libyan rebels credited with capturing ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi is buried in his hometown of Misrata.

Obama and Romney converge on Ohio

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:55 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are campaigning in Ohio, as opinion polls show the incumbent pulling ahead of his rival in the key swing state.

Homes at risk as floods continue

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Flooding misery is continuing as rising waters put thousands of people's homes at risk across the UK, including in York city centre.

Show courage, Clegg urges party

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:04 AM PDT

Nick Clegg tells the Liberal Democrats to have the "courage" to stick with the coalition and be a party of "power" rather than "protest".

Gove contacted over Megan school

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:08 AM PDT

A child protection activist wrote to the education secretary with "serious concerns" over the school of missing Megan Stammers.

Brooks and Coulson in 2013 trial

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:37 AM PDT

Ex-News International boss Rebekah Brooks and former No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson will face trial over phone hacking allegations next September.