Russian ship attacked off Somalia
A Russian warship is rushing to assist an oil tanker which has been hijacked by Somali pirates off East Africa.

Bosnian Serb cleared of genocide
A former wartime commander has been cleared of Srebrenica genocide charges by an appeals court in Sarajevo.

UK leaders in final push for votes
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg make their final appeal to the public before Thursday's general election.

France to return 15 Maori heads
The French parliament votes to return the heads of at least 15 tattooed Maori warriors to New Zealand.

Russian president asked to investigate 'alien abduction'
A Russian MP asks President Medvedev to look into claims by a regional president that he met aliens on board a spaceship.

Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust fetches record price
Pablo Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust sells for a record-breaking $106m at auction in New York.

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McLaren target front row in Spain
McLaren are confident they can qualify for a place on the front row of the grid for the first time this season in Spain.

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Hingis & Kournikova to make Wimbledon return
Former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis will return to the All England Club this year to play in the veterans doubles with Anna Kournikova.

All change
How Turkish PM plans to shake up status quo

Greek furies
Anger that those behind crisis not held to account

Next domino?
Spain's dire straits raise fears of 'Greece effect'

Much maligned
Little evidence that priests more prone to paedophilia

'Drastic times'
Socialists take to streets in Albania election row

Irish conjoined twins leave care unit
Former conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf leave intensive care after a successful operation in London to separate them.

Scots seize Russian tycoon's assets
A Moscow businessman has £6.5m seized by Scottish prosecutors in the largest ever Proceeds of Crime action.

Workers cleared over Corfu deaths
Two tour firm employees are cleared of manslaughter after two children died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu.

Flights resume after new ash risk
Flights in and out of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic resume after being grounded owing to volcanic ash.

Italy minister resigns in scandal
Italy's minister for economic development resigns over allegations that he has been involved in corruption.

Pressure grows on Swiss heliskiing
Swiss under pressure to ban heliskiing

Greeks respond to bailout
Greeks face up to years of tough austerity measures

Monitoring the mountains
Smart sensors spot avalanches and mud slides

Escort girl cloud over French football
Call-girl's claims cast cloud over French football

Hungary seeks to kick start economy
Can Budapest's new broom sweep economic cobwebs?

Ireland's ghost estates
Ireland's 'ugly' reminder of boom and bust

Contagion fears in Portugal
Portugal tries to distance itself from Greek euro woes