The Iraqi group holding two Germans hostage says they will die in 72 hours, unless Germany closes its embassy.{br}{br}View the Enti

A French paper reproduces the Danish cartoons of Prophet Muhammad which have sparked Muslim outrage.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/4669360.stm

Israel says it is suspending tax and customs duty payments to the Palestinian Authority.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/4669266.stm

Ethiopia has arrested thousands of Oromo people over the past three months, says Amnesty International.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/4668472.stm

Officials say rebels killed at least 19 Nepalese soldiers and police, a year to the day since the king seized power.{br}{br}View the Enti

President Ahmadinejad says Iran will not give in to international pressure over its nuclear plans.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/4668792.stm

Two ex-Bank of China managers are charged in the US with stealing $485m and trying to launder the money through Las Vegas casinos.{br}{br}View the Enti

Pakistan score a 341-run win in Karachi for their first Test series win against India since 1987.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/4666208.stm

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger calls for striker Thierry Henry to sign his new contract.{br}{br}View the Enti

Liberia's president tells members of the former transitional government to stay in the country pending a financial audit.{br}{br}View the Enti

A three-decade law banning pregnant girls from attending school is scrapped by MPs in Zanzibar.{br}{br}View the Entire Article{br}{br}http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/4669098.stm

Ecuador is to send warplanes to its northern border after Colombian forces allegedly entered its airspace.{br}{br}View the Enti

A Chilean judge questions detained former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori ahead of an extradition ruling.{br}{br}View the Enti

Rescuers pull more than 100 people from heavy seas in Indonesia after a ferry sinks, but more are still missing.{br}{br}View the Enti

Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra's family comes under fire over the sale of shares in a mobile phone company.{br}{br}View the Enti

Saddam Hussein's trial in Baghdad resumes with neither the former Iraqi leader nor his defence team present.{br}{br}View the Enti