UN summit strikes climate deal

UN summit strikes climate deal
Egypt army vows to halt violence
Mandela in hospital 'for tests'
Hamas's Meshaal rallies Gazans
Berlusconi confirms new PM bid
Hospital anger at Kate hoax call
Eight die in Cambodia market fire
Sri Lanka MPs find judge 'guilty'
N Korea 'may delay rocket launch'
UK alert on Syrian chemical arms
Corsica hit by renewed attacks
Dutch clubs mark referee death
VIDEO: Syrian rebel-held areas fear attack
VIDEO: Sea lions released back to wild
VIDEO: Texas 'fire-ball' caught on camera
VIDEO: Berlusconi bids to return as PM
VIDEO: 'Electric Avenue': Shenzhen shopping
VIDEO: Cuba looks to weed for fresh power
VIDEO: Leg bones used to replace spine
Rover could be on Martian clays
Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea
Wigan 2-2 QPR
Otter family flooded out of home
Blast hits Nairobi's Somali area
Burma sorry for attack on monks
Brazil bids farewell to Niemeyer
Gay unions get Supreme Court slot
Clashes after city flag protest
Arrest over racial slur at player
Court delays tumour boy ruling
Tax protesters target Starbucks
The Italians who want to be Austrian
Australian DJs face backlash over hoax death
Afghanistan's growing demand for plastic surgery
Searching for an anti-HIV cream
Russians' enduring support of Putin
Could a troublesome weed power Cuba?
Scratching the surface of the Moon

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:20 AM PST

UN delegates in Qatar agree that rich countries should compensate poor nations for climate damage, and extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020.

Egypt army vows to halt violence

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST

Egypt's army urges dialogue to resolve a crisis over President Morsi's new powers, and vows not to allow the country to slip into "a dark tunnel".

Mandela in hospital 'for tests'

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:18 AM PST

South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela is in hospital for tests, but the president's office says there is "no cause for alarm".

Hamas's Meshaal rallies Gazans

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 08:32 AM PST

Hamas's political leader Khaled Meshaal tells thousands in Gaza marking the group's 25th anniversary that Hamas will not recognise Israel.

Berlusconi confirms new PM bid

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:47 AM PST

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi confirms he plans to run for the office again next year, as candidate for his People of Freedom party.

Hospital anger at Kate hoax call

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:13 AM PST

The London hospital which employed a nurse who died after a radio hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge protests to the Australian network.

Eight die in Cambodia market fire

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:59 AM PST

Eight people, including four children, are killed in a fire at a night market in the Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap.

Sri Lanka MPs find judge 'guilty'

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:13 AM PST

A Sri Lankan parliamentary committee finds the chief justice guilty of financial and professional misconduct in what some say is a political trial.

N Korea 'may delay rocket launch'

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST

North Korean officials say they are considering postponing a planned satellite launch, which has caused panic around the region.

UK alert on Syrian chemical arms

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 03:44 AM PST

British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the UK and the US have seen evidence that Syria is preparing to use chemical weapons.

Corsica hit by renewed attacks

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:33 AM PST

A man is shot dead and at least 17 houses bombed in a fresh spate of violence on France's Mediterranean island of Corsica.

Dutch clubs mark referee death

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:02 AM PST

Dutch football clubs observe a minute's silence before their games following the fatal beating of a volunteer linesman at a youth game.

VIDEO: Syrian rebel-held areas fear attack

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:40 PM PST

There have been clashes around the city in recent days. The opposition says it is increasingly fearing a ground attack on rebel-held areas.

VIDEO: Sea lions released back to wild

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:54 PM PST

A dolphin and a pair of sea lions are roaming free off the coast of Peru, thanks to conservationists.

VIDEO: Texas 'fire-ball' caught on camera

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:35 AM PST

Video footage of a "fire-ball" flashing in the sky over Texas has been captured by a Nasa camera.

VIDEO: Berlusconi bids to return as PM

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:31 AM PST

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he will run for the office again next year.

VIDEO: 'Electric Avenue': Shenzhen shopping

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:03 PM PST

Rory Cellan-Jones visits Shenzhen's vibrant and bustling 'electronics street', where you can buy every type of gadget and component imaginable.

VIDEO: Cuba looks to weed for fresh power

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 03:44 PM PST

A British company has just signed the first foreign investment deal in Cuba in a long time - a project to build a renewable energy power plant, to run a sugar mill and power a wide area of housing and businesses.

VIDEO: Leg bones used to replace spine

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:58 AM PST

A girl has had pioneering surgery in which bone from her lower leg was used to replace five missing vertebrae in her spine.

Rover could be on Martian clays

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:16 PM PST

Scientists say Nasa's Opportunity rover is trundling over what they believe to be clay-bearing rocks, which should provide fresh insight into Mars' water past.

Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:08 AM PST

Rafa Benitez secures his first win as Chelsea manager after a 3-1 win sends Sunderland into the relegation zone.

Wigan 2-2 QPR

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

Wigan's James McCarthy denies Harry Redknapp his first win in charge of Queens Park Rangers with an equaliser in a 2-2 draw.

Otter family flooded out of home

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 08:58 AM PST

An East Yorkshire nature reserve celebrates a rare breeding success after two otter cubs are spotted with their mother.

Blast hits Nairobi's Somali area

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:59 AM PST

The death toll in Friday's blast near a mosque in a predominantly Somali area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi rises to five, police say.

Burma sorry for attack on monks

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:32 PM PST

The Burmese government apologises to Buddhist monks for the injuries caused during a police operation at a copper mine.

Brazil bids farewell to Niemeyer

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:05 PM PST

Thousands of Brazilians pay their final respects to renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died on Wednesday at the age of 104.

Gay unions get Supreme Court slot

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 03:08 PM PST

The US Supreme Court is to hear arguments on whether laws banning gay marriage are illegal under the US Constitution, it announces.

Clashes after city flag protest

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:21 AM PST

A police officer has been injured in clashes between police and loyalists in east Belfast.

Arrest over racial slur at player

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:55 AM PST

A man has been arrested over allegations of racial abuse towards Norwich defender Sebastien Bassong at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.

Court delays tumour boy ruling

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 04:46 AM PST

A judge postpones a ruling on whether a mother should be allowed to prevent her child from having radiotherapy for brain cancer.

Tax protesters target Starbucks

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:50 AM PST

Tax avoidance campaigners hold protests at Starbucks cafes across the UK, despite the firm's pledge to pay millions of pounds of extra corporation tax for the next two years.

The Italians who want to be Austrian

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:25 PM PST

The Italians who speak German and want to be Austrian

Australian DJs face backlash over hoax death

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 04:16 AM PST

Sydney radio station in trouble after royal hospital nurse death

Afghanistan's growing demand for plastic surgery

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:34 PM PST

How Afghan doctors turned their skills to plastic surgery

Searching for an anti-HIV cream

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 03:26 AM PST

Struggle for a treatment to protect women against HIV infection