Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his country will sever ties with Colombia over claims he harbours militants.
David Cameron outlines details of the planned national citizen service, aimed at getting 16-year-olds to do community work.
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Canterbury halts a trial because he says he needs a cigarette.
BP workers prepare to evacuate the oil spill site as a depression with possible tropical storm force winds approaches.
A US "atom smasher" may get three more years of life in order to continue its hunt for the so-called God particle.
Scientists have detected carbon buckyballs - the largest molecules ever seen in space - in a cloud of cosmic dust surrounding a distant star.
A flaw in software widely used to power online discussion sites could allow hackers to harvest personal data, the BBC learns.
Scottish ministers and officials will not attend a US Senate hearing about the circumstances surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
A rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone has killed three foreign security contractors, the US Embassy says.
Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan becomes the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets as he plays his final Test match.
Judges at The Hague say Kosovo's secession from Serbia in 2008 was not illegal, as Belgrade insists it will never recognise the territory's independence.
A man and a woman are arrested in connection with the death of a five-month-old baby in Kilmarnock last week.
Hip-hop pop collective Gorillaz - which is fronted Damon Albarn - announce their first world tour.
Trustees of one of the largest pension programmes in the UK have given approval for major changes to the scheme.
Blockages were found in a drainage system near a road where two teenagers died in a head-on crash in heavy rain, a coroner hears.
Stock markets and the euro rise after encouraging economic data in Europe boosts confidence in the global economic recovery.
A gunman who shot a DJ and party goer with the same bullet which passed through a wall at a New Year's Eve event is jailed for life.
Michael Schumacher says he will drive for Mercedes next season because he is committed to reaching his 'final target' of winning an eighth world championship.
Alberto Contador stays with yellow jersey rival Andy Schleck, who wins the 17th stage, all the way up the Col du Tourmalet to remain on course to retain his Tour de France crown.
A police officer who was filmed pushing a man to the ground during the G20 protests will not face charges over his death.