The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace. more >>

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. more >>

The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned. more >>

Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin. more >>

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade. more >>

Businessman Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. more >>

The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns. more >>

South Africa's ruling ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify comments attributed to her that starkly criticised her ex-husband, Nelson. more >>

Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms. more >>

Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says. more >>

Deforestation in central Africa has revealed what could be an impact crater left by a giant space rock, scientists say. more >>

Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country. more >>

David Beckham believes his AC Milan side can overturn a 3-2 deficit and send his former club Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League. more >>

France make two changes to their starting XV for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy. more >>

Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved? more >>

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Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe more >>

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The critics' verdicts on Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies more >>

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Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracy more >>

The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates. more >>

British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs. more >>

German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame. more >>

Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT. more >>

Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan. more >>

Facebook calls on game designers to make an iconic title, such as Mario or Halo, specifically for the social network. more >>

London's Royal Opera House is to host the world premiere of an opera about the life of ex- Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith. more >>

A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs. more >>

The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say. more >>

The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding. more >>

There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn. more >>

A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says. more >>

Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81. more >>

Granny D, who walked across the US at the age of 89 in support of election campaign finance reform, dies. more >>

A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired. more >>

An elephant in a Sydney zoo gives birth to a live calf, shocking vets who thought the baby had died in the womb. more >>

A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its contract. more >>

EU president Herman Van Rompuy says he pities Nigel Farage, the British Eurosceptic MEP who called him a "damp rag". more >>

The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs how she will shape Europe's new diplomatic service, as officials vie for influence. more >>

A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel. more >>

The US State Department apologises for comments by a spokesman on a call by Libya for holy war against Switzerland. more >>

Gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding others, the agency and police say. more >>

China is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island. more >>

Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given an apology by authorities. more >>

A man is found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car. more >>

Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced. more >>

The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power. more >>

The producer of a BBC documentary about poor health in pedigree dogs accuses the Kennel Club of not doing enough to improve matters since its broadcast in 2008. more >>

British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions. more >>

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