He who is slient, is strongest.

The merciless drugs gang spreading fear in Mexico

The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.

Portugal sex abuse trial result welcomed, but concerns remain

Portraits of the 33 miners trapped in a mine in Chile

Hispania Racing's Karun Chandhok gives the Korean Grand Prix venue the thumbs-up after being the first F1 driver to drive it.

A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".

England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson is ruled out of Tuesday's game against Switzerland because of an injury suffered against Bulgaria.

Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay

How easy is to find an optimist in the Middle East?

Should a journalist bear witness, or interfere to help save a life?

Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.

The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.

A lawyer for the three Pakistan players at the centre of allegations of corruption says they are keen for a "timely and satisfactory outcome" to the affair.

Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns.

Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.

BP replaces the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.

Mexico has broken its own record for making the longest taco ever prepared in the country.

Israeli and Palestinian talks as seen from the inside

Powerful earthquake damages New Zealand city of Christchurch

Talks to form a coalition government in the Netherlands collapse as the leader of the far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders walks out.