BA and Iberia agree merger deal
British Airways and Iberia reach a preliminary agreement to merge, paving the way to become one of the world's largest airline groups.

Russia must change - Medvedev
President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia's old economic model no longer works, as he gives his state of the nation speech.

Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'
Satellites, models and ground stations give scientists a better view than ever before of how the Greenland icecap is melting.

Miliband 'committed' to UK future
David Miliband says there should be "no doubt" he is committed to Labour's re-election after ruling himself out of a top EU job.

Australia 'Nazi case' extradition
Australia's government approves the extradition to Hungary of 88-year-old alleged Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai.

BNP in alliance with nationalists
The British National Party (BNP) joins forces with European far-right groups in a new Alliance of National Movements.

Spain calls for pirate blockade
Spain's defence minister calls for the EU naval task force in the Indian Ocean to blockade three ports in Somalia.

Spanish bomb plot trial under way
Eleven alleged Islamist extremists go on trial in Spain, accused of plotting suicide attacks in Barcelona.

Thieves take lion on night drive
A lion goes on a night-time odyssey in Germany as thieves steal a circus van, apparently unaware of its cargo.

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Benneteau stuns Federer in Paris
Unseeded Julien Benneteau beats world number one Roger Federer at the Paris Masters.

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Suicide keeper battled depression
The widow of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, who died after being hit by a train on Tuesday, says he fought depression for six years.

Russian reformer
Medvedev's push for far-reaching modernisation

Bombed out
The signs of continuing violence in Ingushetia

'Justice served'
Egypt reacts to Germany's 'veil martyr' verdict

Strong signal
Europe's sat-nav system starts to take shape

Remembering grandad
A correspondent's personal journey

Libya to put Swiss men on trial
Two Swiss businessmen held in Libya for more than a year must face trial on tax and visa issues, officials say.

Litvinenko killing charge dropped
German investigators drop their case against a suspect in the murder of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London.

UK to 'tighten' migration rules
Gordon Brown vows to "tighten" immigration rules by reducing the number of professions which can recruit from outside Europe.

Egypt welcomes German life term
Egypt's government welcomes a German court's life sentence for a man who murdered a pregnant Egyptian woman.

Irish priest freed in Philippines
A 79-year-old Irish priest held for a month by rebels in the Philippines has been released, Irish officials say.

Azeri bloggers given prison terms
Two satirical bloggers in Azerbaijan are sentenced to prison in a case criticised as politically motivated.

EU calls for budget deficit cuts
The European Commission calls for 13 members countries to bring their budget deficits below 3% of GDP by 2014 at the latest.

MEP jailed over expenses fiddle
A former British MEP who admitted fiddling £39,000 worth of expenses is jailed for two years.

Irish pass bad bank rescue plan
The Irish parliament approves legislation to establish a "bad" bank to suck up problem loans in the country's troubled banking sector.

Wal-Mart says climate 'difficult'
The world's biggest supermarket, Wal-Mart, says the sales environment is "difficult".

New agendas
Leaders try to build on the Franco-German bond

Death penalty
Russian court deliberates on moratorium

African freedom fighters
The Africans who fought the Nazis - and colonialism

A chunk of history
Newsnight reporter witnessed first breach in Wall

Mixed feelings
Hope and wariness in the Kremlin on Wall anniversary

Unforgettable day
Reporter recalls the evening the Berlin Wall came down

How blunder finished off the Wall
How a live news conference led to the fall of the Wall