Hole forces Qantas plane to land
A Qantas plane makes an emergency landing in Manila as a hole in its belly causes it to lose cabin pressure, an official says.
Cyprus sets date for peace talks
Leaders from both sides of the divided island of Cyprus agree to launch reunification talks in early September, the UN says.
UK warns of damage in TNK-BP row
The British Embassy in Moscow accuses the Russian shareholders of TNK-BP of using the state in their dispute with BP.
Hope of deal in world trade talks
Global trade talks that earlier looked near collapse have made progress and a deal might now be possible.
Karadzic's appeal deadline looms
Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic has hours left to appeal against his extradition to The Netherlands on genocide charges.
Obama world tour reaches France
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrives in Paris for a brief visit on the latest leg of his world tour.
Fresh US sanctions for Zimbabwe
President Bush signs an order expanding US sanctions on Robert Mugabe's "illegitimate" government in Zimbabwe.
Stones ditching EMI for Universal
Veteran rock group The Rolling Stones switch record labels, leaving EMI for Universal after more than three decades.
Stones ditching EMI for Universal
Veteran rock group The Rolling Stones switch record labels, leaving EMI for Universal after more than three decades.
Russell Brand to host MTV Awards
Comedian Russell Brand is to present this year's MTV Video Music Awards show, which will be held in Los Angeles in September.
The Office to be remade in Russia
Fly-on-the-wall comedy show The Office, which originally starred Ricky Gervais, will be remade for Russian television.
Paparazzi 'fight Pitt security'
Paparazzi fight with bodyguards after they are found hiding in the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's French estate.
Lil' Wayne faces copyright claim
US rapper Lil' Wayne is sued by a music publishing company over claims he released a version of Rolling Stones song Play with Fire without permission.
Womad acts fail to get UK visas
The cancellation of three acts who failed to obtain UK visas will not spoil this weekend's Womad festival, organisers say.
Rapper DMX denies identity theft
US rapper DMX pleads not guilty to two theft charges, including one of attempting to steal somebody else's identity.
Infighting hits US actors strike
A breakaway group within the Screen Actors Guild launches a campaign to gain control of the union.
Mobile banking boosts Maldives
The Maldives has begun setting up a pioneering system which it hopes will make it one of the first countries whose citizens bank primarily using mobile phones.
Net firms in music pirates deal
Six of the UK's biggest net providers sign up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.
'Neglect' of codebreakers' HQ
UK academics sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers.
Payout for false Facebook profile
A businessman wins £22,000 in libel and breach of privacy after his personal details were printed on the Facebook website.
Manned spaceship design unveiled
The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.
