Pakistan's flooded farms unable to be sown


Tales of the unexpected: The dark side of bedtime stories


USA


Congressional Charities Are Pulling In Corporate Cash


Obama to call for $100 billion business tax credit


Europe


Basque separatist group Eta calls off 50-year campaign of violence


French immigration minister forced to change date of wedding after Facebook campaign


Middle East


Israeli police accused of targeting Jerusalem's Arab residents


Asia


Vedanta investors look into human rights issues in India


Fit for a miniature Indian highway


Latin America


Child mortality in Bolivia: a partial success

Blackwater won contracts with web of companies


Fleet of robots designed to clean up oil


USA


U.S. to temper stance on Afghan corruption


Wachovia, Bank of America add fees that 'certainly won't be popular'


Europe


Archbishop of York criticises government inaction on sex trafficking


EU austerity policies risk civil war in Greece, warns top German economist Dr Sinn


Middle East


Whisper it, but Netanyahu may just be the man to make history


Hamas condemns 'direct talks'


Asia


Afghan withdrawal date 'emboldens' Taliban, US general says


Married to the mob


Africa


Too chicken to change? Satirists taunt Mugabe


Mobile Phone Banking Comes to South Africa. Will It Work?

Hurricane Earl, downgraded to Category 2, begins hitting Outer Banks


Malaysia tackles national woes with ad campaign


USA


BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts


Survey: Employers still shifting insurance costs to workers


Europe


Bundesbank sacks 'racist' board member


ECB to create 'super regulators' for banks


Middle East


Netanayahu and Abbas agree to biweekly Israeli-Palestinian meetings


Gaza militants vow new Israel attacks after peace talks


Asia


Pakistan's rich 'diverted floods to save their land'


Taiwan in a rice wine stew


Africa


UN 'ignored Congo rape warnings'


Latin America


Mexican army kills dozens of drug suspects

Earl's gusts grow to 140 mph, aims at East


Stephen Hawking says universe not created by God


USA


As U.S. deaths in Afghanistan rise, military families grow critical


Tesco's US operation accused of bullying staff


Europe


Will Russia's Bloggers Survive Censorship Push?


Focus on Holocaust led to suspension, says Jewish teacher


Middle East


Obama's high-stakes gamble on peace deal that eluded predecessors


The trickiest issue in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks


Asia


Throw these infidels in jail


Mourners targeted in Lahore


Africa


Unions reject govt's revised wage offer


Deadly riots in Mozambique over rising prices


Latin America


Felipe Calderon marks four years of reform efforts stymied by Mexico drug war

Why failure of climate summit would herald global catastrophe: 3.5°


Advances Offer Path to Shrink Computer Chip


USA


Obama speech on Iraq has risks


Filthy conditions found at egg producers


Europe


Libyan leader's unique brand of diplomacy has Italy spellbound


The man who first saw Belsen


Middle East


Iraqis want American to stay


Fayyad: State organs within a year


Asia


Attack on China whistleblower shows risk of unveiling corruption, fraud


Occupation politics stymie Afghanistan  


Africa


How Nigeria's plan to privatize its electricity company could light up Africa


Southern Sudan to purge child soldiers from army


Latin America


Chilean miners await rescue as drilling begins