Five more UK dead in Afghanistan
Five more British soldiers have died in Afghanistan, taking the UK death toll higher than in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.

G8 pledges to boost food supplies
Leaders of G8 nations agree a $20bn effort to boost agriculture in the developing world at their summit in Italy.

Leaner GM emerges from bankruptcy
GM emerges from bankruptcy protection after signing a deal allowing it to sell its best assets to a "new GM".

Swat Taliban chief 'near death'
The leader of Taliban militants in Pakistan's Swat district is critically wounded and is close to death, the BBC has learnt.

Turkey attacks China 'genocide'
Turkey's prime minister says ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang region is "a kind of genocide", as the death toll passes 180.

French 'Barbarian' killer jailed
The leader of a Paris gang known as the Barbarians is jailed for life for the torture and murder of a Jewish man in 2006.

S Africa bosses flee mine captors
All five South African managers escape after being held hostage underground oat a platinum mine overnight.

Air France box search winds down
French ships with US listening devices are ending their hunt for the black boxes of a jet lost over the Atlantic in June.

'Rude' French are seen as world's worst tourists
A new survey has found that hotel owners view French tourists as the meanest and rudest in the world.

Stringy chicken helps scientists find out why cheetahs run so fast
Scientists attempt to discover what makes cheetahs the fastest land animals on the planet.

Clarke & North make England toil
Australia maintain their solid position on day three in Cardiff, leading England by 44 runs with five wickets in hand in the first Test.

Man City pull plug on Eto'o move
Manchester City have ended their interest in Barcelona's Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto'o.

Pledge time
What have the G8 leaders achieved at the summit in Italy?

Toxic brew
Why India's illegal liquor shacks kill so many people

Religious revival
Dutch turn to frugal Calvinism in hard economic times

Iron fist
Iran learns from its past to smother dissent

'Barbarian' case
Inside the murder trial of a French gang leader

Nairobi water 'stolen for farms'
Authorities in Kenya's capital say they have unearthed a syndicate stealing water to irrigate farms at a time of acute shortages.

'Progress' in SA World Cup strike
A framework agreement was reached in South Africa after lengthy talks aimed at ending a national strike which halted 2010 World Cup construction.

US trade gap lowest in nine years
The US saw its deficit narrow to $26bn in May, its lowest level in more than nine years, government figures show.

Clinton plea for N Korea captives
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she hopes North Korea will free two jailed American reporters.

Burma trial hears defence witness
The trial of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi hears from one of the two defence witnesses allowed.

Ebola virus found in Philippines pigs
A form of Ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and pose a new risk to humans.

EU seizures of fake goods up 125%
Seizures of counterfeit goods being smuggled into the European Union (EU) more than doubled last year, official figures show.

Bull gores man to death in Spain
A young Spanish man is fatally gored at Spain's Pamplona bull run - the first such death at the event for 14 years.

G8 warning on Iran crackdown
G8 leaders are seriously concerned about Iran's "appalling" post-poll violence and its nuclear programme, Barack Obama says.

Gaddafi and Brown in first talks
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi meets UK PM Gordon Brown and shakes a US president's hand for the first time.

Policeman recalls Mumbai attack
A senior police official gives a vivid account in a Mumbai court of his encounter with people who attacked the city in November.

India toxic alcohol toll tops 100
More than 100 people die after consuming toxic illegal alcohol in the Indian state of Gujarat as police warn the toll could rise.

Libya's struggles with modernity
Travelling to the Libyan town of Sirte to report on the African Union summit, Christian Fraser considers whether Libya is ready for an era of mass tourism.

All American life found at yard sale
Before heading back to the UK Washington correspondent James Coomarasamy, had a yard sale and discovered it revealed an interesting glimpse into the human condition.

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