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Governments around the world reaffirm plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as required by last month's climate accord. 3 comments
India says three soldiers have been killed in a clash with militants in Kashmir, a day before peace talks with Pakistan. 3 comments
Spencer Kelly experiments with a device that can make bespoke headphones in minutes. 3 comments
As China continues its inexorable economic growth, Jeremy Paxman assesses how its increasing influence could effect the West. 3 comments
More snow and ice causes major problems for travellers across Scotland, with police in Aberdeen reporting "mayhem" on the roads. 2 comments
Four people are arrested, two on suspicion of murder, after a body is found in Burnham-on-Sea. 2 comments
Villagers speak of a "wave of grief" after a six-year-old boy dies in a farm incident in Carmarthenshire. 2 comments
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month. 2 comments
The online commons should be preserved for all, says regular commentator Bill Thompson. 3 comments
A man who killed and chopped up a man, then dumped his body parts in two counties, admits dismembering four other bodies. 2 comments
China's state media accuses the US of "arrogance" and "double standards" over its planned $6.4bn arms sale to Taiwan. 2 comments
President Obama announces a budget plan which, despite cuts in some programmes, will see the US deficit rising to record levels. 2 comments
England's university budgets are being cut by £449m next year - raising fears that thousands will miss out on places. 2 comments
An Australian judge has ruled that ISP iiNet is not responsible for the illegal downloads of its customers. 2 comments
Mobile company Nokia says that one person per second is downloading its free navigation software. 2 comments