Samaras Greek coalition bid fails

Samaras Greek coalition bid fails
Hollande sets France on new path
Bedouin 'release Sinai observers'
Russia's Putin back as president
Bacteria may help build PCs
Syrians vote amid boycott calls
Nuclear official wounded in Italy
Turkish clubs cleared of fixing
Chinese contaminated cabbage fear
Thai high-rise workers are killed
Clinton presses India on Iran oil
Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth'
VIDEO: Irish priests discuss church's future
VIDEO: Malaya massacre families seek justice
VIDEO: Sarkozy's turbulent time in power
VIDEO: How might Hollande act as president?
VIDEO: Violence mars anti-Putin protests
Pressure grows on head of Yahoo
Election fears prove short-lived
Evernote to open China data hub
Artificial quakes rock 'hospital'
US '60s sitcom actor Lindsey dies
Curry cancer fighting put to test
Panic after Malawi devaluation
No timetable for Chen departure
Man charged with Swedish attacks
Mexico debate heats up poll race
US hostage video plea released
PM vow to 'focus on what matters'
Thalidomide victims in grant plea
Greek Olympic torch 'privilege'
Cardinal apology to abuse victim
Living in the ghost streets
How Gandhi made tea taboo
Day in pictures: 7 May 2012
Nelly Furtado: 'Swagger in spades'
The rise of the adult playground
South Korea rebrands 'scariest place on Earth'
'The world won't allow us to be a few steps behind'

Posted: 07 May 2012 11:44 AM PDT

Greece's centre-right leader, Antonis Samaras, says he cannot form a coalition, amid warnings from the EU that austerity measures must continue.

Hollande sets France on new path

Posted: 07 May 2012 04:39 AM PDT

New French President Francois Hollande vows to redraw a pact on EU budget constraints, saying "austerity can no longer be the only option".

Bedouin 'release Sinai observers'

Posted: 07 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Bedouin free 10 Fijian members of an international peacekeeping force who were briefly detained in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security sources say.

Russia's Putin back as president

Posted: 07 May 2012 09:04 AM PDT

Vladimir Putin is officially sworn in as president of Russia after four years as prime minister, following a controversial poll in March.

Bacteria may help build PCs

Posted: 07 May 2012 02:40 AM PDT

Magnet-making bacteria may help build biological computers of the future, an international team of researchers says.

Syrians vote amid boycott calls

Posted: 07 May 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Syrians are voting in what the government says are the first multi-party elections in decades, but the opposition dismisses them as a sham.

Nuclear official wounded in Italy

Posted: 07 May 2012 08:52 AM PDT

The head of an Italian nuclear energy company is shot and wounded by a gunman on a motorbike as he leaves his home in the northern city of Genoa.

Turkish clubs cleared of fixing

Posted: 07 May 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Turkey's Football Federation clears the country's top clubs of match-fixing, though a separate trial of 93 players and officials continues.

Chinese contaminated cabbage fear

Posted: 07 May 2012 07:35 AM PDT

Vegetable sellers in China have been caught spraying cabbages with a formaldehyde solution to keep them fresh in transit, state media say.

Thai high-rise workers are killed

Posted: 07 May 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Three men fall to their deaths from Thailand's tallest building when a cable supporting their platform breaks, police say.

Clinton presses India on Iran oil

Posted: 07 May 2012 03:56 AM PDT

On a visit to India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges the country to buy less oil from Iran, saying other supplies are available.

Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth'

Posted: 07 May 2012 02:43 AM PDT

Giant dinosaurs could have warmed the planet with their flatulence, say scientists.

VIDEO: Irish priests discuss church's future

Posted: 07 May 2012 08:51 AM PDT

An organisation which represents more than 850 priests in Ireland has been meeting to discuss the future direction of the Catholic Church.

VIDEO: Malaya massacre families seek justice

Posted: 07 May 2012 10:03 AM PDT

The families of 24 unarmed Malaysian men shot dead by British soldiers in Malaya in 1948 have arrived in the UK for a judicial review hearing into the incident.

VIDEO: Sarkozy's turbulent time in power

Posted: 06 May 2012 02:35 PM PDT

The BBC's Katya Adler takes a look back at Nicolas Sarkozy's time as French president.

VIDEO: How might Hollande act as president?

Posted: 06 May 2012 02:38 PM PDT

Francois Hollande, France's next president, is an experienced political organiser who has, nonetheless, never held national government office.

VIDEO: Violence mars anti-Putin protests

Posted: 06 May 2012 03:19 PM PDT

Protesters against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin have clashed with police in the capital Moscow, ahead of Mr Putin's inauguration on Monday.

Pressure grows on head of Yahoo

Posted: 07 May 2012 11:26 AM PDT

A shareholder seeking the dismissal of Yahoo's chief executive demands the internet firm hand over documents relating to his recruitment.

Election fears prove short-lived

Posted: 07 May 2012 09:52 AM PDT

European shares finish higher on Monday as investor concerns about government austerity plans following weekend election results proved short-lived.

Evernote to open China data hub

Posted: 07 May 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Evernote, the company behind the popular digital note-taking service, plans to tap the world's largest web community - China.

Artificial quakes rock 'hospital'

Posted: 06 May 2012 06:52 PM PDT

Engineers in California unleash high-intensity artificial earthquakes on a five-storey building packed with medical equipment

US '60s sitcom actor Lindsey dies

Posted: 07 May 2012 04:21 AM PDT

George Lindsey, who found fame as petrol station attendant Goober Pyle on US sitcom the Andy Griffith show, dies at the age of 83.

Curry cancer fighting put to test

Posted: 06 May 2012 04:40 PM PDT

A chemical found in curry, which has been linked to a range of health benefits, is to be tested for its ability to kill bowel cancer tumours.

Panic after Malawi devaluation

Posted: 07 May 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Shoppers in Malawi scramble to buy basic goods, fearing huge price rises after the new government devalues the currency by 33%.

No timetable for Chen departure

Posted: 07 May 2012 02:38 AM PDT

Activist Chen Guangcheng says he does not know when - or if - he will be allowed to leave China because he has not started the process of getting a passport.

Man charged with Swedish attacks

Posted: 07 May 2012 09:02 AM PDT

A Swedish man is charged with a series of gun attacks which terrorised immigrants in the city of Malmo.

Mexico debate heats up poll race

Posted: 07 May 2012 12:37 AM PDT

Mexico's four presidential candidates square off in an ill-tempered TV debate ahead of July's election.

US hostage video plea released

Posted: 07 May 2012 11:41 AM PDT

US hostage Warren Weinstein, kidnapped last August in Pakistan, makes a plea for his life in a video posted to Islamist sites, US monitoring group Site intelligence says.

PM vow to 'focus on what matters'

Posted: 07 May 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron promises to focus and deliver as he seeks to fight back following poor local election results last week.

Thalidomide victims in grant plea

Posted: 07 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT

People affected by the drug thalidomide urge the government to agree to a permanent financial settlement to help meet their rising healthcare costs.

Greek Olympic torch 'privilege'

Posted: 07 May 2012 07:39 AM PDT

A man from London says he is excited to be the first UK resident to run with the Olympic torch after it is lit in Greece.

Cardinal apology to abuse victim

Posted: 07 May 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Cardinal Sean Brady says he wants to personally apologise to a man who was abused as a 14-year-old boy by paedophile priest Brendan Smyth.