Former Serbian warlord Radovan Karadzic is facing extradition to The Hague on Monday.

White House hopeful Barack Obama has arrived in London for talks with Gordon Brown.

Passengers on a packed jumbo from London have described their terror when a hole formed in the plane's undercarriage.

A US missile crew fell asleep while guarding launch codes for nuclear weapons, it has emerged.

A six-year-old boy has drowned on a family holiday in Portugal.

Bomb blasts have rocked a cafe and a Hamas politician's home in the Gaza Strip killing one man,

Seven "crude" bombs have exploded across the Indian city of Bangalore, killing a woman and injuring around 20 others.

A British mother accused of suffocating her newborn baby in Crete will appeal against a decision to hold her in custody.

At least 42 people have died and another 100 are missing after a boat sank in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Holidaymakers have been warned to watch out for a giant swarm of jellyfish that has invaded the Mediterranean.

A couple from Australia have cheated death and it is all thanks to their pet rabbit, Rabbit.

An Army dog handler has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

At least 14 people have been injured in a Pamplona-style bull run in Mexico.

Fears are growing for a British climber missing in Pakistan.

US presidential candidate Barack Obama has called on Europe to do more in Afghanistan after speaking in Berlin.

A British mother accused of strangling her newborn son is to be held in custody pending her trial.

The last batch of Beijing Olympic Games tickets will go on sale two weeks before the start of the games on August 8.

Children have been learning the rumba, tango, jive and foxtrot at Manila's DanceSport Training Centre.

The trial of Osama Bin Laden's driver continues with the release of a dramatic two-hour video tape.

Zimbabwe's main opposition party and the ruling Zanu-PF party are reportedly close to reaching a deal on forming a unity government.

A British soldier killed by a suspected roadside bomb in Afghanistan has been named as Corporal Jason Barnes.

Dramatic footage has been released showing the moment a new heavyweight torpedo sank a retired US warship.

A two-year-old British boy is in hospital with critical injuries after falling from a hotel balcony in Spain.

President George W Bush has explained the global credit crunch by saying "Wall Street got drunk".

Millions of East Africans are at risk of starvation due to rocketing food prices, Oxfam has warned.

A strong earthquake has jolted northern Japan, injuring more than 100 people.

China has set up designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics.

A controversial book by one of the Portuguese policemen who worked on the Madeleine McCann inquiry has gone on sale.

Captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic is fighting extradition to face trial.

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has pledged support for Israel on his visit to Jerusalem.

A 42-year-old chimp called Ichiro temporarily escaped from his pen at Ishikawa zoo in an attempt to cool down.

A last-surviving tortoise of his kind may be about to become a father for the first time.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said international pressure on Robert Mugabe must not be eased.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a successful conclusion to the Doha World Trade Organisation talks.

A Europe-wide ban on the trade in all seal products has been proposed by the European Commission.

A British woman has been charged with causing the death of her newborn baby in a hotel in Crete.

More than 150 Father Christmases have gathered in Denmark for a Santa Claus Congress.

At least 18 people have been injured after a bull ring collapsed in central Colombia.

A British soldier has been killed after coming under enemy fire in southern Afghanistan.

Barack Obama has said that he is still committed to a 16-month timetable for a US military withdrawal from Iraq.

A bulldozer has gone on the rampage in Jerusalem for the second time this month.

The 35th International Whistlers Convention has taken place in Japan, with 77 contestant trying to win top prize.

War crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic was arrested near Belgrade posing as a doctor of alternative medicine.

Guinea pigs from all over Peru have made their way to the Third Guinea Pig Festival.

Greek police have charged a British woman with murdering her newborn baby while on holiday.

A Briton has been killed in a double murder in New Zealand, according to reports.

Two US airmen were killed and four are missing after a B-52 bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

Barack Obama arrived in Baghdad on the next stage of a major overseas trip

Explosions on two Chinese buses have killed at least two people and injured 14 in the southwestern city of Kunming.

Gordon Brown has become the first British Prime Minister to address the Israeli parliament.