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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.
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.
The political fallout from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is already becoming apparent, the BBC's Paul Adams in Louisiana finds.
Images from the flooding that has submerged parts of the historic Tennessee city of Nashville.
Actor Michael Douglas tells a US TV show he believes his son's recent prison sentence for drug dealing and possessing heroin is "adequate".
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.
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.
Hugh Schofield reports on a sex scandal that has been casting a shadow over several of France's top footballers.
A court convicts 26 men accused of working for Hezbollah of planning terrorist attacks on ships and tourist sites.
A report blames pilot error for the 2007 crash of a Kenya Airways flight in Cameroon which killed all 114 passengers.
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.
Bangladeshi film industry representatives say they have forced the government to retain a ban on cinemas showing Indian films.
US Treasury Secretary Geithner calls on the IMF, the EU and the Greek government to act fast to tackle Greece's debt crisis.
Eleven suspected Somali pirates are charged in a US court after being captured by the US Navy off the coast of Africa.
Celebrations take place in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, to mark 200 years since the start of the process that led to independence from Spain.
Uruguay should have told Argentina about plans for a pulp mill on their shared river but the plant can continue working, the world court rules.
