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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.
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Australian novelist Christos Tsiolkas reflects on how alongside Australia's prosperity and increased affluence lie a range of simmering social issues.
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Sri Lanka complete a commanding 210-run victory over Canada in their World Cup Group A match in Hambantota.
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An overview of the sole French territory in North America
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Manchester United fail to fully capitalise on a defeat for Premier League leaders Chelsea as Michael Owen rescues a point for them at Bolton.
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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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The BBC's Daniel Gallas and Vladimir Hernandez assess the outstanding performances from South American teams in South Africa
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Key facts and figures from Brazil, showing wealth and population distribution, as well as its GDP growth.
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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
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Ken Loach is in fighting form in Cannes, as he premieres his revenge drama Route Irish
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A report into a private jet crash in which five people were killed finds a missing rivet may have led to the shutdown of an engine.
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Euro 2008 winner Marcos Senna is left out of Spain's final 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Some 90% of gay men in the Asia-Pacific region lose access to HIV/Aids help because of discriminatory laws, a UN-backed report says.
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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.
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Space shuttle Atlantis launches from Florida on what is expected to be its final mission before retirement.
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Firms in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster will present conflicting claims at the first US Senate hearing, US media say.
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The fantastical story of JM Barrie's first celebrity cricket team
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Linda Pressly journeys from Lima to the Peruvian Amazon to ask if a controversial economic theory can improve the lives of slum-dwellers and indigenous Amazonian Indians alike.
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Hugh Schofield reports on a sex scandal that has been casting a shadow over several of France's top footballers.
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A Taipei-Shanghai flight makes an emergency landing after a passenger jokingly claims he has a bomb on board, officials say.
