Bangladesh pull off a shock win in the World Cup, inflicting a second defeat on England that leaves their progress to the quarter-finals in serious doubt.
Australian novelist Christos Tsiolkas reflects on how alongside Australia's prosperity and increased affluence lie a range of simmering social issues.
Sri Lanka complete a commanding 210-run victory over Canada in their World Cup Group A match in Hambantota.
50 years ago, Ruby Bridges made history as the first African-American to attend an all-white elementary school in the American South.
Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Napoli and Liverpool in the Europa League.
John Hantz is soft spoken, meticulously polite and ferociously ambitious. For his latest plan, he has to be. This multi millionaire, financial tycoon wants to turn destitute Detroit into the world's largest urban farm.
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Key facts and figures from Brazil, showing wealth and population distribution, as well as its GDP growth.
The nomination of Elena Kagan to replace the retiring John Paul Stevens on the US Supreme Court means, if she is confirmed, all of the justices will have been at either Harvard or Yale law schools. But why should two educational bodies provide all of the
Ken Loach is in fighting form in Cannes, as he premieres his revenge drama Route Irish
Euro 2008 winner Marcos Senna is left out of Spain's final 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The man accused of attempting to bomb New York's Times Square appears in court for the first time since his arrest.
At least 12 people die after a bomb on a bicycle explodes near a police vehicle in the Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan.
As flights slowly begin to take off again in Europe after days of travel chaos, Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the beauty and pain of travel - both by air and by ground.
New rules to allow planes to fly at higher ash densities for a limited time will be introduced at midday on Tuesday, the CAA says.
Space shuttle Atlantis launches from Florida on what is expected to be its final mission before retirement.
The political fallout from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is already becoming apparent, the BBC's Paul Adams in Louisiana finds.
Firms in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster will present conflicting claims at the first US Senate hearing, US media say.
The fantastical story of JM Barrie's first celebrity cricket team
Actor Michael Douglas tells a US TV show he believes his son's recent prison sentence for drug dealing and possessing heroin is "adequate".
