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Israel accepts truce 'principles' - Israel says it has agreed on the principles of a truce plan, raising hopes of an end to the violent conflict in the Gaza Strip....

Dispute hits Europe gas supplies - Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap....

Obama set for presidential lunch - Barack Obama is to join President George W Bush and the other three living ex-presidents for a special White House lunch. ...

US deficit 'to hit $1 trillion' - The Congressional Budget Office says the the federal government deficit will exceed $1 trillion next year, the largest on record....

Mumbai gunman is Pakistan citizen - Pakistan finally confirms Indian claims that the only surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks is a Pakistani citizen....

Afghan foetus 'aborted by razor' - The family of a 14-year-old Afghan rape victim face prosecution, accused of removing her foetus using a razor without anaesthetic....

India IT boss quits over scandal - The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts....

Ghana's new leader takes office - John Atta Mills is sworn in as Ghana's new president at celebrations in the capital, Accra....

Swayze 'may live only two years' - Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, admits in a US TV interview he may survive only two years....

Chairlift mishap strips US skier of trousers - A skier was left dangling from a chairlift at an American resort after he became stuck upside-down with his trousers round his ankles....

'Spookfish' has mirrors as well as lenses for eyes - A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has eyes which use mirrors as well as lenses, scientists discover....

England captain Pietersen resigns - Kevin Pietersen resigns from his position as England captain, while Peter Moores is sacked following their rift....

Australia secure consolation win - Australia dismiss South Africa for 272 with 10 balls remaining to win the third and final Test by 103 runs in Sydney. ...

Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you....

Polls apart - Charting President Bush's approval ratings...

Day in pictures - Eye-catching images from around the world...

Out of shadows - How MI5 keeps shedding some light on its work...

Dark memories - Cambodia looks back on the Khmer Rouge 30 years on ...

Treasure hunt - How easy is it to set up a new museum in Iraq? ...

Parrot paradise? - World's biggest parrot colony faces growing pressures...

Kenya anger over massacre burial - Relatives of Kenyans torched inside a church in poll violence a year ago protest at burial plans....

Concern grows for California pelicans - Wildlife experts in California try to fathom a mysterious illness affecting pelicans from San Diego to San Francisco. ...

Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall - Thousands of Cambodians pack a stadium to mark 30 years since the fall of the Khmer Rouge....

Turkey holds 30 over 'coup plot' - More than 30 people are detained in Turkey in a widening inquiry into an alleged ultra-nationalist coup plot....

Women banned from Baghdad shrine - Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax. ...

Dozens killed in Afghan fighting - Coalition forces say they have killed about 50 insurgents in Afghanistan, amid reports of dozens of civilian casualties....

M&S boss: 'I won't take pay rise' - Marks and Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose says he won't take a pay rise this year after cutting 1,230 jobs at the chain. ...

Germany sees higher jobless total - German unemployment levels rose for the first time in nearly three years in December, according to government figures....

Doubts raised over measles target - The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010....

Black holes 'preceded galaxies' - Astronomers solve a cosmic chicken-and-egg question: what came first - black holes or galaxies?...

Tributes paid to Stooges member - Iggy Pop and the Stooges pay tribute to guitarist Ron Asheton who was found dead at his home on Tuesday. ...

Tech fair offers greener vision - Analysts at the Consumer Electronics Show predict that the green credentials of tech products will become critical to their success....

Israel Halts Operations for 3 Hours to Allow Aid Shipments - JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 -- Israel paused its military operations in the Gaza Strip for three hours on Wednesday to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid, as Israeli leaders said they were considering an Egyptian proposal for a more lasting cease-fire. ...

European Nations Report Halt or Drop in Russian Natural Gas Coming Via Ukraine - MOSCOW, Jan. 7 -- Shipments of Russian natural gas to Europe came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday in the middle of a winter cold spell. Russia accused neighboring Ukraine of shutting down pipelines that supply a fifth of the continent's gas, while Ukraine charged that Russia had halted all deliver ...

Indian Software Giant Admits Financial Wrongdoing - NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 -- One of India's largest technology outsourcing companies, Satyam Computers, on Wednesday admitted cooking its books and committing other grave financial wrongdoing to inflate profits over several years. The revelation shook India's stock market and sent shock waves across the ...

Mideast Mediators Seek Anti-Tunnel Plan - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- The biggest hurdle to winning a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, according to diplomats and Israeli military officials, is a problem that has bedeviled Israel for years: how to stop Hamas from digging tunnels into Egypt in order to bring tons of rockets and other weaponry into ...

Pakistani, Afghan Leaders Vow Joint Terrorism Fight - KABUL, Jan. 6 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, whose government has been accused by India of supporting a major terrorist attack there, vowed Tuesday to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to combat terrorism, saying it had become a menace to all countries in the region. ...

Israel Hits U.N.-Run School in Gaza - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- Israeli soldiers battling Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired mortar shells at a U.N.-run school where Palestinians had sought refuge from the fighting, killing at least 40 people, many of them civilians, Palestinian medical officials said. ...

Unintended Consequences Pose Risks for Mideast Policy - President-elect Barack Obama will inherit a perilous situation in the Middle East, with Israel under increasing pressure to halt its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, key Arab leaders close to the United States greatly weakened and the Hamas militant group earning resurgent popularity in the reg ...

For Battered Gazans, Few Places Left to Hide - JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 -- It was shortly after noon Tuesday when Intisar Sultan walked through the clusters of dirty children and fatigued adults, leaving behind a U.N. school that had been turned into a refuge for families hoping to escape the fighting around them. ...

France Wary of Strife Spreading From Gaza - PARIS, Jan. 6 -- Alarmed by a firebomb attack on a synagogue, French leaders expressed concern Tuesday that strong feelings over the Israeli offensive in Gaza could lead to street violence and increased tensions between Muslims and Jews in France. ...

Former Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty - Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty yesterday to federal charges that they unleashed an unprovoked salvo of bullets and grenades in a busy Baghdad square in 2007, killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians and injuring 20 others. ...