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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:39pm PDT
An unchanged England XI take on South Africa at Lord's on Thursday in the first of an eagerly anticipated four-Test series.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:51pm PDT
India submits its plans for safeguarding its civilian nuclear facilities to the world regulatory body, the IAEA.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:26pm PDT
Thousands of Peruvians march and go on strike in protest to call for a redistribution of wealth from an economic boom.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 8:23pm PDT
A man accused of murdering two French students is due in court in London as police question two other suspects.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 8:04pm PDT
Almost half of UK military personnel regularly think about leaving the forces, a Ministry of Defence survey suggests.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 7:56pm PDT
A congressional commission in Brazil rejects a bid to legalise abortion in the world's most populous Catholic nation.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 6:37pm PDT
Experts will gain access to papers of the novelist Franz Kafka, kept for hidden in Israel for decades - if they are still legible.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:58pm PDT
The Abu Dhabi government's investment arm buys a 75% stake in New York's iconic Chrysler Building.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:54pm PDT
Almost nine million motorists will have to pay more road tax under reforms aimed at punishing "gas-guzzlers", the government admits.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:27pm PDT
Diplomats are to discuss how to verify North Korea's account of its nuclear programme, after a nine-month delay.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:16pm PDT
French energy firm Total will not invest in Iran because it is too risky, the company's boss says in a newspaper interview.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:07pm PDT
A new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have been uncovered in a handful of patients in the US.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 4:50pm PDT
Tension grows in South Africa as deadline nears
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 4:34pm PDT
A red panda cub abandoned by its mother is adopted by a tabby cat, at a zoo in the Netherlands.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:19pm PDT
Northwest Airlines cuts 2,500 jobs and increases passengers' fees to offset the rising cost of jet fuel.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:55pm PDT
US prosecutors say DNA tests have cleared the family of beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey of her 1996 murder.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:53pm PDT
UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemns an attack which left seven peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region dead.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:22pm PDT
Four teenagers are charged with the murder of 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend, beaten and stabbed in south London.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:17pm PDT
US Senate passes a bill shielding phone companies who helped in the White House's controversial warrantless wiretap programme.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:07pm PDT
A man is accused of double murder and two others are arrested over deaths of two French students in London.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 1:59pm PDT
Boeing will get the chance to rebid for a $35bn air tanker deal which had controversially been awarded to a European firm.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 1:55pm PDT
Fresh lead in search for most wanted SS doctor
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:10pm PDT
How did each of the G8 leaders perform at the summit?
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 11:19am PDT
A Nigeria doctor says he has received death threats after amputating an injured girl's arms.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:39am PDT
The United States and Israel condemn Iran after it test-fires a long-range missile capable of reaching Tel Aviv.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:17am PDT
Scientists find evidence of water in the Moon's interior, challenging elements of the theory of how Earth's satellite formed.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 10:02am PDT
Scientists have made an important advance in their efforts to predict earthquakes, the journal Nature says.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 8:37am PDT
At least 250 Afghan civilians have been killed or wounded in recent insurgent attacks or military action, the Red Cross says.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 8:17am PDT
Britain's Mark Cavendish wins stage five of the Tour de France after a thrilling sprint finish.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 7:01am PDT
Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has entered the Big Brother house in Australia surprising housemates.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 4:16am PDT
Chinese police shoot dead five alleged Uighur separatists in a raid in Xinjiang, the state news agency reports.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:49am PDT
G8 leaders meeting in Japan proclaim a "shared vision" on greenhouse gases, but fail to get poor nations to agree to cuts.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:44am PDT
The casino company of Macau mogul Stanley Ho delays its stock market float after a court challenge by one of his sisters.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:37am PDT
Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen are killed in a shoot-out outside the US consulate in Istanbul.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:35am PDT
At least two people are killed and 40 are wounded in renewed sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:17am PDT
Three Germans are kidnapped by Kurdish guerrillas while climbing in eastern Turkey, a local governor says.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:06am PDT
Russia says it may refuse to back UN Security Council sanctions against Zimbabwe's president and his allies.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:52am PDT
UK firm offers greener way to drive and a home-brewed refuel station to keep the hybrid car going.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:36am PDT
Liverpool striker Peter Crouch agrees personal terms with Portsmouth and will complete his move upon passing a medical within the next 48 hours.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:00am PDT
The smaller of Hollywood's two acting unions has approved a new prime-time TV contract with Hollywood studios.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 1:12am PDT
Owners in fear as German police hunt serial pet killer
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:52am PDT
Papua New Guinea's police chief orders criminals wearing police uniforms to be shot on sight, after banks were held up.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:36am PDT
Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps due to fat around their testicles heating them up, scientists have suggested.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:30am PDT
A senior police officer calls for a specialist rape inquiry team to be set up in every force to help improve conviction rates.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:23am PDT
Committed funds secure the future of Jodrell Bank, one of the world's leading radio astronomy centres.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:17am PDT
Former communist allies of India's government say it has "not been transparent" over a controversial nuclear deal with the US.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:17am PDT
The G8 and leaders from eight emerging nations agree a "shared vision" on climate change - but fail to agree on specifics.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:07am PDT
Iran test-fires its longest-range missile - capable of hitting Israel - in a clear warning against US and Israeli pressure.
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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:05am PDT
Mexico City's police chief and top prosecutor resign over the botched raid on a nightclub that claimed 12 lives last month.