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Zimbabwe run-off date named

BBC - Fri May 16, 7:32 PM ET

The second-round run-off in Zimbabwe's presidential election will be held on 27 June, the government says.

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Burma denies US ship entry BBC - Fri May 16, 7:11 PM ET
A US naval task force is waiting off the coast of Burma for permission to deliver aid.
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Italian immigrants arrested BBC - Fri May 16, 7:01 PM ET
Italian police arrested hundreds of people in a crackdown on street crime and illegal immigration.
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Earthquake: school inquiry BBC - Fri May 16, 4:46 PM ET
An inquiry has been launched into why so many school buildings collapsed during the earthquake in China.
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EU to rule on pesticide use BBC - Fri May 16, 2:53 PM ET
EU proposals expected next week could drastically restrict the number of pesticides available to farmers.
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Anger over building quality BBC - Fri May 16, 1:27 PM ET
The collapse of schools in China's earthquake zone is being blamed on sub-standard work.
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President visits quake zone BBC - Fri May 16, 1:09 PM ET
There have been powerful aftershocks in China, four days after the tremor which killed up to 50,000 people.
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Fast:Track looks at guide books BBC - Fri May 16, 10:16 AM ET
Thalia Pellegrini investigates whether there's any future for the old fashioned travel guide book in the face of stiff competition from the internet.
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Fast:Track investigates pickled cabbage BBC - Fri May 16, 9:39 AM ET
Carmen Roberts explores the South Korean fascination with Kimchee - the popular pickled cabbage dish.
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Interpol report helps Colombia BBC - Fri May 16, 7:05 AM ET
Computer files seized by the Colombian military in a raid on a FARC rebel camp are genuine, Interpol has said.
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Food prices 'may have peaked' BBC - Fri May 16, 5:17 AM ET
Food prices may have peaked as the UN's Food index survey of ingredients showed its first drop in a year.
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Two days to rescue quake man BBC - Fri May 16, 5:12 AM ET
Time is running out for thousands of people still thought to be trapped five days after China's earthquake.
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Palestine 'catastrophe' marked BBC - Thu May 15, 4:25 PM ET
Thousands of Palestinians gathered to mark the "catastrophe" of Israel's creation in 1948.
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China dams cracked by quake BBC - Thu May 15, 7:12 AM ET
Helicopters and an 'army' of troops have been drafted in to help earthquake survivors in China.
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Coalition forces criticised BBC - Thu May 15, 6:01 AM ET
Russia has said coalition forces are repeating Soviet Union mistakes made in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
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China boosts rescue troops BBC - Thu May 15, 5:22 AM ET
Thousands of extra troops boost China's rescue operation following Monday's devastating earthquake.
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Property slump in Spain BBC - Wed May 14, 8:55 PM ET
House prices in Spain are in freefall, with estate agents telling customers that prices are falling by up to thirty percent.
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Bush in Israel for anniversary BBC - Wed May 14, 6:58 PM ET
US President George Bush is in Israel to mark the country's 60th anniversary.
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Queen visits Turkish mosque BBC - Wed May 14, 2:33 PM ET
The Queen has visited a 15th century mosque on her first state visit to Turkey in 37 years.
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Curfew imposed in Jaipur BBC - Wed May 14, 2:27 PM ET
A curfew has been imposed in the tourist city in Jaipur in western India after a series of bomb blasts
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HardTalk Morgan Spurlock 2 BBC - Wed May 14, 1:07 PM ET
The US film director won plaudits for his one-man crusade against fast food culture. Now he is on the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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HardTalk Morgan Spurlock 3 BBC - Wed May 14, 12:50 PM ET
The US film director won plaudits for his one-man crusade against fast food culture. Now he is on the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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HardTalk Morgan Spurlock 1 BBC - Wed May 14, 12:41 PM ET
The US film director won plaudits for his one-man crusade against fast food culture. Now he is on the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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Colombian warlords sent to US BBC - Wed May 14, 9:50 AM ET
Colombia has extradited 14 former paramilitary leaders to the US to face drug trafficking charges.
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Spain car bomb kills policeman BBC - Wed May 14, 8:53 AM ET
A policeman has been killed and three people have been injured by a car bomb in the Basque region of Spain.
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Blair on improving Palestine BBC - Wed May 14, 2:45 AM ET
Tony Blair is attempting to improve the standard of living in Palestinian territories, in his role as international envoy to the Middle East.
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China's military parachute aid BBC - Wed May 14, 2:28 AM ET
China's military are preparing to parachute aid into areas devastated by Monday's earthquake.
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UN calls for Burma aid passage BBC - Tue May 13, 7:09 PM ET
A BBC reporter witnesses a family's struggle to survive despite some emergency aid arriving.
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Queen is welcomed in Turkey BBC - Tue May 13, 6:37 PM ET
The Queen and Prince Philip have attended a state banquet on their first state visit to Turkey since 1971.
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Beirut TV station back on air BBC - Tue May 13, 5:42 PM ET
A television station in Beirut which was attacked by gunmen on Friday has gone back on air.
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Indian city rocked by blasts BBC - Tue May 13, 5:23 PM ET
At least 60 people have been killed after a series of bomb blasts in the Indian city of Jaipur, officials say.
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Barcelona shipping in water BBC - Tue May 13, 4:53 PM ET
Barcelona is shipping in water supplies in an effort to counter Spain's worst drought in 60 years.
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China battles to free survivors BBC - Tue May 13, 2:51 PM ET
Rescuers in China have been frantically trying to free survivors from the country's worst earthquake in three decades.
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Burma continues to reject help BBC - Tue May 13, 9:36 AM ET
The military authorities in Burma say they remain opposed to letting in foreign aid workers to help the cyclone victims.
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France tackles drink-driving BBC - Tue May 13, 5:06 AM ET
Breathalysers could soon be compulsory in late-night bars and clubs in France to help prevent drink-driving.
Inside an Israeli army raid BBC - Tue May 13, 4:42 AM ET
The BBC has been given exclusive access to an Israeli army raid in the West Bank, ahead of President Bush's visit to Israel. Paul Wood reports.
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UN calls Burma's rescue 'slow' BBC - Tue May 13, 3:59 AM ET
The UN secretary general has described Burma's rescue effort as being "unacceptably slow".
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Chad closes border with Sudan BBC - Mon May 12, 11:03 PM ET
Chad has closed its border with Sudan and suspended economic ties after a rebel attack near Khartoum.