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2009 » May 2009 » May 6th 2009
United StatesUS seeks to bring Pakistanis and Afghans together
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Brazil, 
BotswanaDeadly floods force tens of thousands of people from their homes in Brazil's north and north-eastern regions.
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Pakistan, United StatesUS envoy Richard Holbrooke says Washington must put maximum pressure on Pakistan to ensure it fights the Taleban effectively.
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ChinaChinese parents who lost their children in the Sichuan quake fear they will not be allowed to mark the first anniversary.
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Italy, United StatesThe judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Chrysler rejects efforts to halt the sale of the ailing automaker to Italian Fiat.
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FranceA French magistrate opens a preliminary investigation into alleged embezzlement by three African leaders.
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Iran, United StatesThe jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi has ended a two-week hunger strike, her father says.
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SwitzerlandThe commander of the Vatican's Swiss Guard says he would consider recruiting women into the ancient force.
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EgyptEgypt shakes up outdated mental health care system
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TurkeyPolice charge eight people over an attack on a wedding party near in south-eastern Turkey which left 44 people dead.
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PakistanTwelve people are killed and 12 more are missing after an avalanche in a remote area of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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ItalyItalian carmaker Fiat denies a report that it would cut 18,000 jobs and close 10 sites if it reached a deal with GM Europe.
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United StatesThe recipient of the first almost-total face transplant to be carried out in the US has spoken to the media.
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United KingdomRavi Bopara hits a second Test century but West Indies take the upper hand on day one of the Lord's Test.
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GermanyPirates in the Gulf of Aden seize a German-owned cargo ship with a crew of about 10, officials say.
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Aruba, United KingdomBriton Ben Southall is named as caretaker of a tropical Australian island, a position described as "the best job in the world".
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United KingdomThe names of the people barred from entering the UK have been published. Should they be publicly named?
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Afghanistan, PakistanBarack Obama is due to hold a security summit with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan. What will it achieve?
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United StatesMiss California Carrie Prejean, known for outspoken opposition to gay marriage, could lose her title over topless photos.
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FranceJarvis Cocker is playing a series of unusual gigs during a week-long residency at an art gallery in Paris.
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Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government denies Tamil Tiger accusations that the army is intensifying heavy weapons attacks in the north-east.
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United Kingdom, United StatesA conservative US radio host says he will sue the UK after being placed on a list of people banned from entering Britain.
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ChinaGlobal warming is threatening to melt Tibet's glaciers, endangering millions of people, China's top weather official warns.
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IndiaThe leading suspect in last November's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai pleads not guilty to all 86 charges.
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Georgia, 
RussiaNato military exercises begin in Georgia with 18 states taking part, amid angry condemnation from Russia.
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EgyptNew discoveries at an ancient Egyptian site famous for its mummies show it was important long before a nearby pyramid was built.
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United States, 
MexicoThe US navy postpones an aid trip to the South Pacific after a sailor on board one vessel develops swine flu.
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Libya, United KingdomThe Libyan authorities make a request to transfer the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing out of Scotland.
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Canada, RussiaRussia expels two Canadian diplomats working at Nato's Moscow office, days after Nato expelled two Russian envoys.
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IsraelThe UN chief says Israel should pay millions in compensation for its bombed Gaza base but rules out a war crimes inquiry.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe Red Cross says US strikes in western Afghanistan killed dozens of civilians as President Karzai visits Washington for talks.
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NigeriaSoldiers in Nigeria confront opposition party supporters angry at the result of an election re-run in south-western Ekiti.
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Portugal, 
Czech RepublicCzech senators vote to approve the EU's Lisbon Treaty, bringing its eventual ratification a step closer.
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ChinaReports that an official helped his daughter get into university by stealing another girl's identity cause outrage in China.
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IraqAn explosion at a market in the south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad kills at least 10 people, say reports.
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KenyaAn ardent Kenyan fan of English football club Arsenal hangs himself after his team's defeat to Manchester Utd.
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South AfricaANC leader Jacob Zuma is officially elected as president of South Africa by members of the National Assembly.
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IndiaIndia's capital Delhi is set to go to the polls as the country reaches the fourth phase of its marathon election.
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United KingdomRavi Bopara hits a vital century as England reach 289-7 at stumps on day one of the first Test against West Indies at Lord's.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS Congress worried by 'Af-Pak' strategy
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IndonesiaScientists have found more evidence that the Indonesian "Hobbits" are a new species - not modern pygmies.
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IraqThe UN human rights office says Iraq should not use the death penalty as its justice system cannot guarantee fair trials.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US "deeply, deeply" regrets the death of Afghan civilians killed by an air strike, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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GeorgiaAnti-government protesters and police clash in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, over the alleged beating of a local journalist.
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IsraelIsraeli authorities say they have recovered a papyrus document which appears to be nearly 2,000 years old, in a sting operation.
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PakistanThousands of civilians are reported to be fleeing Pakistan's Swat Valley as a peace deal with Taleban looks increasingly fragile.
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United KingdomEngland centurion Ravi Bopara says the hosts can yet go on to post an imposing first innings total after a mixed start to the Lord's Test against West Indies.
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United StatesThe governor of the US state of Maine approves a law permitting same-sex marriage - the fifth state to do so.
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Reunion, India, FranceA convicted sex offender and cult leader who escaped from prison by helicopter is captured on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion.
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United StatesThe US and the EU reach a provisional deal to end a two-decade-long dispute over US hormone-treated beef.
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GermanyLuxury carmaker Porsche agrees to merge with larger German manufacturer Volkswagen in a new car group.
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ChadRebels have clashed with government troops in the volatile east of Chad, government sources tell the BBC.
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United StatesUS scientists say they have successfully reversed the effects of Alzheimer's with experimental drugs.
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