Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 7.2-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

Greeks stage fresh general strike
Greek public and transport services grind to a halt and clashes break out during a third strike over austerity measures.

Extradition over Auschwitz theft
A Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz.

Biden tries to ease Mid-East row
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.

Iraq PM takes early lead in poll
First results from Iraq's election show PM Nouri Maliki's grouping leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says.

Mexican shakes up world rich list
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.

Ex-Bosnian leader freed on bail
Ex-Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court.

Nigeria survivors describe massacre
Survivors of violence in central Nigeria on Sunday have been telling the BBC what happened.

Pink Floyd win EMI court ruling
Rock legends Pink Floyd win a court battle with record label EMI over online royalties and how their music is sold online.

Feathers fly: Bank of America sorry for confiscating parrot
Bank of America has apologised to a woman in Pennsylvania after one of its contractors entered her house and confiscated her parrot.

Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert
An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.

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Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini receives support from the club's director general following the Spanish giants' Champions League exit.

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HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.

World airline sector 'recovering'
The global airline industry will recover strongly this year, as passenger and freight numbers improve, its trade body says.

US trade deficit in surprise fall
The US trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in January as fewer foreign cars and less crude oil were imported.

'Console killer' launches in June
A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.

Tories pledge 'fastest broadband'
The Conservatives say they will make Britain the first country in Europe to have widespread super-fast broadband.

Sony shows off motion controller
Sony reveals details about its new motion controller the PlayStation Move, as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii.

Corey Haim was 'tormented soul'
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", his friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman says.

Taio Cruz scales Billboard chart
R&B star Taio Cruz sets the record for the biggest jump to the top of US Billboard Hot 100 for an act's first charting single.

Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.

Japan protest over tuna ban plan
Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.

GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets
Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

Gambia row over wave of arrests
An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held.

UN agency acts on Somali claims
The UN's food agency blacklists three contractors named in a UN report alleging that food aid in Somalia is being diverted.

Lula criticised for Cuba comment
Brazil's President Lula is criticised for comments that appear to compare Cuban dissidents on hunger strike to common criminals.

BP to explore for oil in Brazil
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.

Burma election laws condemned
Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, as Aung San Suu Kyi's 1990 poll win is formally annulled.

Japan opens 98th national airport
Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful public spending.

Ukraine president forms coalition
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.

EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.

Hamas releases British journalist
Hamas releases a British journalist, Paul Martin, accused of spying and jailed for nearly a month in the Gaza Strip.

Deadly clashes in southern Yemen
At least one person is killed in clashes between police and separatists in southern Yemen.

Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars'
Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad.

Afghan police drug abuse 'rife'
Drug abuse is rife in the Afghan police force with up to 40% of recruits testing positive in some areas, a US report says.

Four plead not guilty on expenses
Three MPs and a peer plead not guilty in court to charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.

High-speed rail plans announced
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.

Crackdown call over school cheats
A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up.

James Bulger's mother meets Straw
Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets with the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of his killers.

UK giving US control of Musa Qala
UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops, the defence secretary says.

Pakistan kidnap boy not released
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.