More medical aid for reservists

16.05.2006 07:27 - source: BBC News

Mental health services are to improve for British forces reservists, the Ministry of Defence has said. Read more…


Warming set to 'devastate' coral

16.05.2006 07:27 - source: BBC News

Rising ocean temperatures look set to cause lasting damage to coral reef systems, a study suggests. Read more…


Yahoo homepage to get make-over

16.05.2006 07:27 - source: BBC News

Search giant Yahoo is revamping its home page to introduce customisation tools for visitors. Read more…


Psychic Geller buys Elvis's home

16.05.2006 07:27 - source: BBC News

Psychic Uri Geller buys one of Elvis Presley's former homes in Tennessee for $905,100 (Ј481,000) on eBay. Read more…


Brazil state's prison revolts end

16.05.2006 04:33 - source: BBC News

Order is restored in 70 Brazilian prisons after sparking violence in Sao Paulo which left inhabitants terrified. Read more…


Fresh deadline for Darfur rebels

16.05.2006 04:32 - source: BBC News

Darfur's smaller rebel groups get two more weeks to sign peace deal with Sudan's government or face sanctions. Read more…


US to renew full ties with Libya

16.05.2006 04:32 - source: BBC News

The US is to take Libya off a list of terrorism sponsors and restore full diplomatic ties after more than 25 years. Read more…


Nigeria probes third-term 'graft'

16.05.2006 04:32 - source: BBC News

Nigeria says it is investigating claims that MPs have been offered bribes to let the president seek re-election. Read more…


Cricket: Sri Lanka thwart England

16.05.2006 04:32 - source: BBC News

England are denied by their own poor fielding and brave batting from Sri Lanka as the first Test ends in a draw. Read more…


Football: Juve boss questioned

16.05.2006 04:32 - source: BBC News

Ex-Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi is questioned by prosecutors over Serie A match-fixing claims. Read more…


Dutch MP lashed by asylum storm

16.05.2006 04:31 - source: BBC News

Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali - a fierce critic of radical Islam - is pressed to quit over false asylum claims. Read more…


Cleared Zuma resumes ANC job

16.05.2006 04:31 - source: BBC News

South Africa's governing party reinstates Jacob Zuma in his duties as deputy leader after his rape trial. Read more…


Enron bosses 'stole to pump egos'

16.05.2006 04:31 - source: BBC News

Former Enron bosses Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling stole from investors both for gain and egotism, their trial hears. Read more…


US bans arms sales to Venezuela

16.05.2006 04:31 - source: BBC News

The US imposes a ban on arms sales to Venezuela, citing its lack of support for anti-terror efforts. Read more…


China marks Cultural Revolution

16.05.2006 04:31 - source: BBC News

Tuesday marks 40 years since the start of China's Cultural Revolution, which plunged the nation into turmoil. Read more…


Vietnam PM names his successor

16.05.2006 04:31 - source: BBC News

Vietnam's Prime Minister Phan Van Khai says he will step down, nominating his deputy to take his place. Read more…


Germany orders press spy halt

16.05.2006 04:30 - source: BBC News

Germany's foreign intelligence service is told not to spy on reporters amid claims it used journalists to trace leaks. Read more…


Moscow hosts Aids conference

16.05.2006 04:30 - source: BBC News

The first European and Central Asian Aids conference opens in Russia, which has Europe's largest HIV epidemic. Read more…


Defiant Saddam refuses to plead

16.05.2006 04:30 - source: BBC News

Iraq's ex-leader Saddam Hussein refuses to enter a plea to murder and torture charges as his trial resumes. Read more…


Abbas seeks help at Putin talks

16.05.2006 04:30 - source: BBC News

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holds talks in Russia as he seeks financial aid for the Palestinian Authority. Read more…


India landmine attack 'kills 12'

16.05.2006 04:30 - source: BBC News

Twelve people including four women are killed in central India in a landmine attack by suspected Maoists. Read more…


Several dead in Waziristan battle

16.05.2006 04:29 - source: BBC News

At least eight people are killed after militants attack a convoy of soldiers in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Read more…


Army reservists offered more help

16.05.2006 04:29 - source: BBC News

Mental health services are to improve for British Army reservists fighting in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. Read more…


Fears rising over Vauxhall jobs

16.05.2006 04:29 - source: BBC News

Fears rise for Vauxhall jobs in the UK as unions dub talks "unhelpful" and it emerges the Chancellor may visit the site. Read more…


NHS waits for EU treatment ruling

16.05.2006 04:29 - source: BBC News

The European Court of Justice is due to rule on patients rights' to get the NHS to pay for treatment in the EU. Read more…