New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is "substantial" progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia.

US health bill 'will cut deficit'
Congressional officials say the healthcare bill will cut the deficit by $138bn over 10 years, ahead of a possible vote on Sunday.

UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban
A US- and EU-backed bid to ban the trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna fails at a UN wildlife meeting, raising fears for the species' future.

Kidnapped British boy arrives home
Five-year-old Sahil Saeed returns to the family home in Oldham, as three people are charged with his kidnapping in Pakistan.

Nigeria recalls Libya ambassador
Nigeria recalls its ambassador to Libya after leader Muammar Gaddafi suggested Nigeria be divided into two states.

Cuba 1968 hijacker pleads guilty
A US man who hijacked a US flight and diverted it to Cuba in 1968 pleads guilty to kidnapping and aircraft piracy.

'Jihad Jane' denies terror charges
A self-styled "Jihad Jane", held in the US in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, denies four charges.

EU's foreign chief in Gaza visit
The EU's foreign policy chief visits the Gaza Strip as militants there fire a rocket into Israel, killing one person.

Zuma survives no-confidence vote
South Africa's President Zuma survives a vote of no-confidence by MPs - the first such motion since apartheid ended.

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UK borrowing less than expected
UK borrowing could be less than forecast this financial year after better-than-expected February figures and revised January data.

Last-ditch bid to end BA dispute
British Airways' boss Willie Walsh and the joint leader of the Unite union, Tony Woodley, try to avert this weekend's strike.

UK to produce Nissan electric car
Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.

Facebook rules out 'panic button'
Facebook says it will not install a "panic button" on its main pages for users to report suspected paedophiles, but will develop its existing reporting system.

Choice screen gives browser boost
Web browser Opera says its downloads in Europe have doubled since Microsoft began offering a choice.

Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
A series of strikes against botnets has not dented cyber criminals' appetite for sending spam, say security experts.

French 'game show' mimics torture
A French TV documentary shows people in a spoof game show giving what they think are huge electric shocks to contestants.

French photographer wins £30,000
French photographer Sophie Ristelhueber has won this year's Deutsche Borse Photography prize.

Invisibility cloak created in 3-D
Scientists create the first cloaking device to render an object invisible in three dimensions.

'Hobbit' island's deeper history
New tool discoveries push back the date for the earliest human occupation of Flores Island, home of the famous hobbit species.

Brain probe hope for epileptics
A US study says electrical deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epileptics who do not respond to drug treatment.

Gambia charges over 'coup plot'
Senior officials and businessmen are charged with trying to overthrow Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, officials say.

Zuma welcomes Zimbabwe 'progress'
South African President Jacob Zuma says he made "great progress" in his first mediation between members of Zimbabwe's unity government.

Haiti 'orphans' return to parents
All but one of the 33 children who US missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after January's quake are returned to their parents.

US man admits Mumbai attacks role
US citizen David Headley changes his plea and admits his role in the deadly attacks on Mumbai in 2008.

Thai protesters vow to stay put
Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely, albeit in smaller numbers.

China irked by UK rights report
China accuses Britain of staging a political show after its official review of human rights is highly critical of Beijing's record.

MEPs hear torture exports claims
Amnesty International tells MEPs European firms are exporting items used for torture, in spite of EU rules.

Dresden WWII toll put at 25,000
Up to 25,000 people died in the Allied bombing of Dresden in 1945 - fewer than often estimated, an official German report says.

Rocket fire from Gaza kills man
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel kills a man, the first fatal rocket attack since Israel's campaign last year.

Obama denies crisis with Israel
US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues.

Indian children 'sacrifice' probe
Five children poisoned to death in a village in India may have been sacrificed, police say.

No pardon for Sri Lankan general
Sri Lanka's president rules out an early pardon for defeated presidential rival Sarath Fonseka.

George Cross for Army bomb heroes
Two Army bomb disposal experts have been awarded the George Cross for their gallantry in Afghanistan.

Man guilty of dog attack murder
A man is convicted of murdering a 16-year-old boy who was mauled by dogs in a park before being stabbed six times.

Soap star 'tried to end it all'
Ex-Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones grabbed the wheel of his wife's car and said he would kill them both, a court hears.

Woman died of mushroom poisoning
A woman died from poisoning after eating fatal death cap mushrooms she had mistaken for field mushrooms, an inquest hears.

Lorry filmed pushing car on M-way
A haulage company investigates after footage emerges showing a lorry apparently pushing a car at high speed along a motorway.

Harrods dob-dob-dobbed in after scouts fall foul of uniform policy
A scout group say they were turned away from the Harrods store after refusing to removes their neckerchiefs and woggles.