World goes record-breaking crazy
16.06 Thu Nov 13 2008
People with too much time on their hands are battling it out on Guinness World Records Day.
US to host global financial summit
15.43 Wed Oct 22 2008
The first global summit on the economic crisis and reform of the financial system will be held next month the White House has said.
World's largest smoking ban
16.47 Thu Oct 02 2008
The world's largest smoking ban's come into force in India.
Assassination plot weapons to go on display
17.48 Thu Sep 25 2008
Weapons involved in the assassination plot which sparked the First World War are to go on display.
World News (Morning) for September 21st, 2008
05.59 Sun Sep 21 2008
Pakistan bombing - Bush defends economy plan - Violence in Germany
World records book launched
07.16 Wed Sep 17 2008
The smallest man, the longest legs and the woman with the most cosmetic surgery all feature in the Guinness Book of World Records 2009.
England win Cocktail World Cup
07.15 Tue Sep 16 2008
London team win coveted crown
World News (Morning) for September 16th, 2008
06.09 Tue Sep 16 2008
World economy recoils - Zimbabwe deal welcomed - OJ Simpson trial begins
Masters of the Margarita
23.15 Mon Sep 15 2008
A team of London bartenders have shaken their way to victory at the Cocktail World Cup.
World News (Evening)
16.17 Sun Aug 31 2008
Thousands flee as Gustav gathers strength - Olmert and Abbas peace talks - Phuket airport reopens
Globetrotter aims to smash record
08.54 Thu Aug 21 2008
An Argentinian horseman has reached Jerusalem on his globetrotting world record-seeking journey.
Sport headlines
18.53 Sat Aug 16 2008
Britain's gold rush - Bolt lights up Beijing - Premier League results
World news
16.27 Wed Aug 13 2008
Georgia claims Russian aggression - Fatal bus bombing in Lebanon - Dalai Lama speaks out about China
World News (Evening)
17.20 Tue Aug 12 2008
Thousands attend rally for Georgian President - Evacuations in Philippines - Cash returns to Gaza
Masterful Murray moves up rankings
07.27 Mon Aug 04 2008
Andy Murray's victory at the Cincinnati Masters has seen him climb to a career-high sixth in the latest ATP rankings.
World news
06.20 Mon Aug 04 2008
Stalin prison exposer dies - Scores killed in India stampede - Olympic flame arrives in China quake zone
World news on July 22, 2008
16.10 Tue Jul 22 2008
Former Serb Bosnian leader Karadzic is arrested - Bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem - Indian government face confidence vote
World news
16.33 Fri Jul 18 2008
Mandela celebrates 90th birthday - Typhoon kills six in Taiwan - Pope Benedict meets leaders in Sydney
World news
16.49 Tue Jul 15 2008
Row over Obama cartoon - Guantanamo interrogation tape released - Israeli cabinet votes for prisoner swap deal
Iraq sex assault investigation launched
12.50 Sun Jul 13 2008
Military Police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault on a 14-year-old Iraqi boy by British soldiers.
World News (Morning) for July 13th, 2008
07.44 Sun Jul 13 2008
Liberia's President speaks out - MDC says it's committed to negotiations - China finalises security ahead of Olympics
Iraq sex assault investigation launched
22.23 Sat Jul 12 2008
Military Police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault on a 14-year-old Iraqi boy by British soldiers.
World news
16.47 Tue Jul 08 2008
G8 leaders tackle climate change - Afghanistan accuses Pakistan over embassy bombings - Pamplona bull run held
World News (Lunchtime) for July 6th, 2008
17.39 Sun Jul 06 2008
G8 leaders arrive in Japan - Miliband calls for action on Zimbabwe - Thai woman has funniest laugh
World News (Evening) for July 1st, 2008
16.39 Tue Jul 01 2008
Zimbabwe say West can "go hang" - Ten people stabbed in Shangai - Iran bus crash kills 25
MoD names latest Afghanistan dead
22.55 Mon Jun 30 2008
A British soldier killed in Afghanistan has been named as the funeral of a second soldier killed earlier this month takes place.
US calls for Zimbabwe arms embargo
21.14 Mon Jun 30 2008
The United States has drafted a UN Security Council resolution banning arms sales to Zimbabwe.
World news
17.42 Mon Jun 30 2008
Mugabe urged to negotiate with opposition - Probe into US helicopter crash - Syria denies secret nuclear reactor
Man sells life online for £200,000
23.38 Sun Jun 29 2008
A man has auctioned his life, including his home, car and friends, for £200,000.
Mugabe to face critics at AU summit
23.33 Sun Jun 29 2008
Newly re-elected Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is set to face his critics at a summit of the African Union.
British soldier killed in Afghanistan
17.46 Sun Jun 29 2008
A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan.
Tributes for British soldier
10.30 Sun Jun 29 2008
The Ministry of Defence have named the British soldier killed in an accident in Afghanistan as Warrant Officer 2nd Class Dan Shirley.
Zimbabwe shares scrutinised
06.43 Sun Jun 29 2008
MPs will come under pressure to give up shares in firms operating in Zimbabwe.
Drugs burned in Thailand
23.43 Thu Jun 26 2008
To coincide with the International Day against Drugs the Thai government destroyed tonnes of narcotics.
World News (Evening) for June 26th, 2008
17.01 Thu Jun 26 2008
Bush on North Korea nuclear report - MDC supporters flee Zimbabwe - Border closures cause shortages in Gaza
Smuggler pigeons ruffle feathers
10.07 Thu Jun 26 2008
Pigeons are being used to transport drugs in and out of prisons in Brazil.
World news
16.35 Fri Jun 20 2008
Tsvangirai may pull out of Zimbabwe run-off - Probe into US 'pregnancy pact' - Thousands hold anti-government protests in Thailand
Indonesia's painted shoe craze
07.07 Fri Jun 20 2008
Indonesian students are dumping designer label footwear for locally-made creations.
World News (Evening) for June 19th, 2008
17.10 Thu Jun 19 2008
Mideast ceasefire expected to break down - Worldwide fuel demos - American cured of advanced skin cancer
Cowen calls for 'viable' Treaty solution
14.58 Thu Jun 19 2008
Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen has called for a Lisbon Treaty solution which is "viable" for both Ireland and the rest of the EU.
Taliban cleared from Kandahar district
08.23 Thu Jun 19 2008
Afghan and Nato-led forces have cleared out Taliban militants from the outskirts of Kandahar city.
World News (Evening) for June 17th, 2008
18.10 Tue Jun 17 2008
Taliban targeted in Kandahar - Ahmadinejad: 'Price of oil is artificial' - Floods cause chaos across China
World News (Morning) for June 12th, 2008
06.14 Thu Jun 12 2008
Sudan plane crash victims buried - Pakistan condemns US attack - Former king leaves Nepal palace
Plane crash kills dozens in Sudan
16.13 Wed Jun 11 2008
Dozens have been killed and scores more are missing after a plane crash in Sudan.
World News (Lunchtime) for June 11th, 2008
16.04 Wed Jun 11 2008
Bush warns of Iran action - Israel suspends invasion plans - King of Nepal to leave palace
Girls strip for hot water
08.28 Wed Jun 11 2008
Ukrainian girls drew a crowd by stripping off in protest against a hot water shut-off.
World news on June 10, 2008
06.12 Tue Jun 10 2008
Ethiopia receives extra aid from the UK - Spanish fuel protests continue - US flooding rages on
World News (Morning) for June 8th, 2008
06.23 Sun Jun 08 2008
Clinton ends presidential campaign - Bush wants more military funding - Iraq's PM visits Tehran
World News (Morning) for May 18th, 2008
06.37 Sun May 18 2008
China rescuers return after panic - Ted Kennedy 'recovering' - Massive weapons bust in Colombia
World News (Morning) for May 17th, 2008
06.17 Sat May 17 2008
China's president encourages rescuers - Bloody robbery in The Philippines - Mugabe admits "disaster"
World News (Evening) for May 16th, 2008
18.43 Fri May 16 2008
Aftermath of China earthquake - Burma death toll jumps to 78,000 - Zimbabwe to re-run election
A long cigar break
07.59 Thu May 08 2008
Cuba's rolling king Jose Castelar is attempting to crack the record for the world's longest cigar.
World news
16.50 Tue May 06 2008
Bush awaiting go-ahead to assist Burma - Interpol launches 'paedophile hunt' - Chinese president visits Japan
Blast kills Afghan civilians
07.29 Thu Apr 10 2008
Eight Afghan civilians have been killed by a suicide car bomb attack on a Nato convoy in the city of Kandahar.
Tibet protesters scale Golden Gate Bridge
14.24 Tue Apr 08 2008
Three anti-China protesters climbed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, where the Olympic flame has arrived.
Paris torch ceremony scrapped
22.34 Mon Apr 07 2008
Paris has been forced to cancel its Olympic torch ceremony after protesters targeted the symbolic flame.
World news on April 7, 2008
17.20 Mon Apr 07 2008
Judge can rule on Zimbabwe poll - Paris protests mar Olympic relay - Two people die from vCJD in Spain
Sumo commemorates war dead
09.07 Mon Apr 07 2008
Sumo wrestlers gathered for an event at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine to honour 2,500,000 Japanese war dead.
Women and children removed from temple
08.44 Mon Apr 07 2008
Authorities have removed nearly 200 women and children from a polygamist temple in Texas after a report of abuse.
Zimbabwe 'veterans threaten whites'
20.36 Sun Apr 06 2008
White farmers in Zimbabwe have reportedly been besieged by militants loyal to embattled president Robert Mugabe.
World News (Morning) for April 4th, 2008
06.50 Fri Apr 04 2008
Zimbabwe police raid MDC office - Ten killed in US house fire - Colombia hostage mission on hold
Violent protests across West Bank
15.09 Mon Mar 03 2008
Violence has flared across the West Bank, just hours after Israel withdrew its troops from the Gaza Strip.
Rocket strike kills in Gaza
23.25 Sun Mar 02 2008
An Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza has killed two Palestinians.
Protest held in Afghanistan
22.42 Sun Mar 02 2008
Hundreds have protested in Afghanistan against cartoons published in Denmark and a film in Holland.
Breeder plans to clone prize bull
17.42 Sun Mar 02 2008
A Spanish man who breeds bulls for fighting has decided to clone his most successful animal.
Documentary makes Knut a film star
17.30 Sun Mar 02 2008
Knut the orphaned polar bear is set to become a star of the big screen.
World News (Evening) for February 29th, 2008
16.46 Fri Feb 29 2008
Turkish soldiers withdraw from Iraq - Chemical Ali to be executed - Fisherman rescued after 30 hours at sea
New York driver charged over British deaths
14.22 Fri Feb 15 2008
The driver of a lorry that killed two British tourists in New York has been charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
US Navy to shoot down satellite
09.04 Fri Feb 15 2008
George W Bush has approved a plan to shoot down a spy satellite that could crash down to Earth.
Venezuela threatens to cut US oil supply
12.40 Mon Feb 11 2008
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off oil supplies to the United States unless a lawsuit is dropped.
World News (Evening) for February 8th, 2008
16.49 Fri Feb 08 2008
Putin warns of new global arms race - Progress in Kenya crisis talks - Female passenger arrested in New Zealand hijack attempt
World News (Morning) for January 25th, 2008
12.34 Fri Jan 25 2008
Italy's PM Romano Prodi has resigned - Gaza airstrike kills two Hamas militants - Brazil's deforestation - Obama & Clinton bicker
Sewage pond attracts dangerous wildlife
11.12 Fri Jan 25 2008
A six-foot crocodile has been found in a sewage pond on the outskirts of Darwin, Australia.
'Chuting stars
07.49 Fri Jan 25 2008
Thrill-seekers in Austria have invented an extreme sport by skiing down the slopes wearing a parachute.
World News (Morning) for January 25th, 2008
06.46 Fri Jan 25 2008
Italy's PM Romano Prodi resigns - Gaza airstrike kills two Hamas militants - Brazil's deforestation.
Kenyan political rivals meet
18.29 Thu Jan 24 2008
Kenya President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga shook hands and smiled after holding talks in Nairobi.
Bono and Gore campaign together
13.13 Thu Jan 24 2008
Bono has joined forces with former US vice president Al Gore to urge world leaders to tackle climate change and global poverty together.
Does photo show life on Mars?
09.18 Thu Jan 24 2008
Eagle-eyed jokers claim they have spotted evidence of life ojn Mars in a Nasa photograph.
Desperate Palestinians blast hole in border wall
23.43 Wed Jan 23 2008
Thousands of people have flooded through a hole blasted through the wall separating Gaza and Egypt.
Crete balcony jump dad cleared of murder
23.15 Wed Jan 23 2008
A man who jumped with his two children off a hotel balcony in Crete has been cleared of murder but will be placed in a psychiatric unit.
Athens has a heart-to-heart
15.01 Wed Jan 23 2008
Artists in Athens have set their hearts on taking their work to the people.
Japan goes wild for foot freshener
14.55 Wed Jan 23 2008
The Japanese have decided to fight back against smelly feet in restaurants.
China skull may be missing link
11.06 Wed Jan 23 2008
Archaeologists in China claim an ancient skull bridges the gap between Ape Man and Homo Sapiens.
Briton held over Taser attack
09.55 Wed Jan 23 2008
A British teacher is in jail in Italy accused of tying a student's husband to a chair, torturing him and shooting him with a Taser gun.
Calls flood in over Madeleine suspect sketch
07.42 Mon Jan 21 2008
Police have received dozens of calls after releasing images of a man who may have abducted Madeleine McCann.
Race for White House heads down South
23.28 Sun Jan 20 2008
Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama have headed to the South of the US as their campaign for the White House continues.
Madeleine suspect images released
23.00 Sun Jan 20 2008
New sketches of a man suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann have sparked dozens of phone calls from the public.
Carnival arrives early in Rio
08.14 Sun Jan 20 2008
Bands, floats and dancers have taken to the streets in Brazil two weeks before the official start of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival.
Pets count their blessings in Mexico
13.00 Fri Jan 18 2008
Animal lovers in Mexico have marked St Anthony's Day by taking their pets to church.
Profits soar for bird's nest farmers
08.45 Fri Jan 18 2008
Entrepreneurs in a fishing village in Thailand have set up farms to profit from the demand for bird's nest soup in China.
Prison riot in Mexico
10.56 Thu Jan 17 2008
More than a dozen guards have been held hostage after a riot at a prison in Mexico City.
The wobbling tower of Santiago
10.11 Thu Jan 17 2008
A group in Chile have been taking part in a true team-building exercise by forming a human tower.
OJ is released but bail is doubled
08.01 Thu Jan 17 2008
OJ Simpson has been freed on bail after a week behind bars in Las Vegas.
Police threaten teenager with party bill
15.46 Tue Jan 15 2008
An Australian teenager could face a huge fine for throwing a party while his family were on holiday.
Rice sent to oversee Iraqi reforms
08.09 Tue Jan 15 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Iraq to press for political reconciliation.
Dogs on the catwalk
12.42 Mon Jan 14 2008
A fashion show in Tokyo has been showing off exactly what the best-dressed dogs will be wearing this year.
Family wiped out by Iraq train crash
15.48 Mon Dec 24 2007
Twelve members of the same family were killed when a van collided with a cargo train in city of Hillah in Iraq.
Al-Qaeda claims handover as victory
18.27 Mon Dec 17 2007
Osama bin Laden's second-in-command says Britain's handover in Basra shows insurgents are gaining the upper hand.
'Taliban influence is growing'
11.45 Wed Nov 21 2007
The Taliban is back in control of large parts of Afghanistan according to a research group based in the state.
Kissing beats sex for pandas in Japan
07.38 Fri Nov 02 2007
Two ageing pandas in Japan enjoy kissing so much they have stopped having sex.
Red lights dim in Amsterdam
10.51 Fri Sep 21 2007
About a third of Amsterdam's red-lit windows for prostitutes will disappear from the city centre.
World's largest cookie takes the biscuit
15.47 Thu Aug 30 2007
The world's largest and heaviest biscuit has been unmasked in Munich, Germany.
Glamour night for drag acts
16.07 Tue Aug 21 2007
Australian drag queens have raised money for the Aids Council of New South Wales with a glamorous awards ceremony.
India hunts for top twins
09.00 Tue Aug 21 2007
A special competition is being held in India to find the best twins.
Man eaten in zoo bear cage
22.33 Mon Aug 20 2007
A 23-year old man has been found dead and half-eaten in the bear cage at Belgrade Zoo in Serbia.
Fire kills two in New York
22.21 Sun Aug 19 2007
Two firefighters have been killed by a blaze in a skyscraper next to Ground Zero in New York.
Gorilla population bounces back in Rwanda
10.12 Sat Jul 28 2007
The number of gorillas in Rwanda is rising after a decade of peace.
Dubai building reaches 1,680 feet
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
A tower being built in the United Arab Emirates has become the tallest building in the world.
Falling building sends diners running
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Diners had a lucky escape when a building collapsed in Port Delgado, Portugal.
Making brand Beckham
15.15 Sat Jul 14 2007
As Posh and Becks head to LA, they look super smooth but Brand Beckham has been a carefully cultivated creation.
Stolen tank on Sydney rampage
12.08 Sat Jul 14 2007
A man has been on the rampage in a stolen tank through the suburbs of Sydney.
Doctor in court over failed bombings
08.39 Sat Jul 14 2007
An Indian doctor has appeared in an Australian court charged in connection with the failed London and Glasgow car bombings.
Elephants on the loose in Canada
08.21 Sat Jul 14 2007
Residents of Newmarket, Ontario got a big surprise when they found two escaped circus elephants in a quiet residential street.
Brit soldier killed in Afghan named
22.16 Sun Jul 01 2007
A British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan has been named as Captain Sean Dolan, the Ministry of Defence said.
ISAF deny Afghan death toll claims
15.44 Sun Jul 01 2007
The International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) has denied claims that more than 100 people have been killed in Afghanistan.
Thousands march for Hong Kong democracy
15.07 Sun Jul 01 2007
Thousands of people have marched through Hong Kong to demand democracy on the tenth anniversary of the return to Chinese rule.
California battles water shortage
13.01 Sun Jul 01 2007
While Britain battles floods, California is going through the driest year on record.
Chemical Ali sentenced to death
09.08 Mon Jun 25 2007
Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed, known as Chemical Ali, has been sentenced to death.
Chemical Ali sentenced to death
07.28 Mon Jun 25 2007
Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed, known as Chemical Ali, has been sentenced to death.
Monsoon death toll reaches 200
14.56 Sun Jun 24 2007
More than 220 people have been killed in accidents related to heavy wind and rain in Karachi, southern Pakistan.
Jailbird Paris rejected by US networks
13.13 Sun Jun 24 2007
Two major American TV networks have turned down the chance to interview Paris Hilton when she leaves jail.
Killed British soldier named
12.47 Sun Jun 24 2007
The British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Basra on Friday has been named as Corporal John Rigby.
Israel to give money to emergency government
11.47 Sun Jun 24 2007
Israel has agreed to transfer millions of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government.
Vatican claims Blair will work for peace
09.01 Sun Jun 24 2007
The Vatican has said Tony Blair is planning to work for Middle East peace and inter-religious dialogue.
Man to face Hannah murder charge
21.48 Fri Jun 08 2007
An Indian court has ruled Maninder Pal Singh Kohli should be sent back to the UK to face charges over the death of a student.
Brown urged to withdraw from Iraq
14.37 Fri Jun 08 2007
The mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq has called for Gordon Brown to bring the troops home when he becomes Prime Minister.
Man to face Hannah murder charge
14.28 Fri Jun 08 2007
An Indian court has ruled Maninder Pal Singh Kohli should be sent back to the UK to face charges over the death of a student.
Man cheats death on lorry
10.35 Fri Jun 08 2007
A man in America has survived a four-mile white-knuckle ride with his wheelchair stuck on the front of a truck.
Bush hit by stomach problem
08.57 Fri Jun 08 2007
US President George Bush has been taken ill on the last day of the G8 summit in Germany.
China cyclist survives accident
18.36 Thu Jun 07 2007
A Chinese cyclist has survived being knocked down by a coach.
Recycling on the Cambodia catwalk
13.16 Fri Jun 01 2007
Drink cans, milk boxes and plastic bags have been used as fashion accessories in a catwalk show in Cambodia.
Yellow taxis must be green by 2012
17.02 Tue May 22 2007
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered all of the city's taxis to be environmentally-friendly hybrid vehicles within five years.
Flying Brits to set chopper record
11.00 Fri May 18 2007
Two Brits are set to forge a new aviation record for having flown around the world in a helicopter.
Flying Brits to set chopper record
10.07 Fri May 18 2007
Two Brits are set to forge a new aviation record for having flown around the world in a helicopter.
Flying Brits to set chopper record
10.07 Fri May 18 2007
Two Brits are set to forge a new aviation record for having flown around the world in a helicopter.
Flying Brits to set chopper record
09.07 Fri May 18 2007
Two Brits are set to forge a new aviation record for having flown around the world in a helicopter.
Indian bar promotes safe sex
18.36 Mon May 07 2007
A bar has opened in India offering free condoms to drinkers.
Crashed plane found in Cameroon
22.38 Sun May 06 2007
The wreckage of a Kenya Airways plane that crashed with 114 people on board - including five Britons - has been found in Cameroon.
France go to the polls
13.57 Sun May 06 2007
Voting has started in the French presidential election.
Iraq car bomb kills 30
11.12 Sun May 06 2007
A car bomb has killed 30 people and wounded 80 others near a crowded market in Baghdad.
Plane crashes in Egypt Peninsula
10.22 Sun May 06 2007
A plane belonging to the multinational observer force that monitors the Egyptian-Israeli border has crashed.
Queen attends Kentucky Derby
07.32 Sun May 06 2007
The Queen has fulfilled a long time ambition to watch the Kentucky Derby.
Hawking floats on zero gravity flight
20.45 Fri Apr 27 2007
Professor Stephen Hawking is a step closer to a trip into space after he experienced weightlessness on a special flight.
Harry will not quit Army
12.01 Fri Apr 27 2007
Prince Harry would not quit the Army if he was prevented from serving in Iraq, sources have said.
The return to Virginia Tech
16.37 Mon Apr 23 2007
Students have returned to their dorms and classes have resumed at Virginia Tech University a week after the campus shooting.
Two dead after Nasa siege
23.34 Fri Apr 20 2007
Two men have been killed in a siege at Nasa's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
Monks clash in Cambodia
20.57 Fri Apr 20 2007
Two rival groups of Buddhist monks have traded blows at a demonstration in Cambodia.
Virginia announces day of mourning
18.16 Fri Apr 20 2007
An official day of mourning has been declared in Virginia in the wake of the college shootings.
Apology for gunman's videos
06.38 Fri Apr 20 2007
Police in America have apologised for the broadcasts of videos made by the Virginia Tech campus killer Cho Seung Hui.
Campus killer sent 'multimedia manifesto'
22.39 Wed Apr 18 2007
College killer Cho Seung Hui sent a package containing photos and videos to a US broadcaster midway through his rampage, it has emerged.
Gunman kills 33 at US college
23.46 Mon Apr 16 2007
At least 33 people have been killed and another 15 injured after a gunman went on the rampage at a US college campus.
World Bank president under pressure
23.25 Sun Apr 15 2007
World Bank committee express concern over President Paul Wolfowitz's handling of the promotion of his girlfriend.
Five killed in Moroccan raid
17.00 Wed Apr 11 2007
Five people have been killed after a police raid on a house in Morocco.
Iraq war 'increasing terror threat'
12.13 Wed Apr 11 2007
Iraq has become a "combat training zone for jihadists" as a result of the US-led war on terror, a new report claims.
'Fish man' completes Amazon swim
07.50 Tue Apr 10 2007