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At least six Palestinians have been killed and many others injured in clashes with Israeli troops in Gaza.

South African prosecutors brought corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, leader of the governing ANC party.

A selection of messages and tributes sent to BBC News website following the death of Benazir Bhutto.

The Prime Ministers of Japan and China have held talks in Beijing and have said relations are progressing.

Pakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a suicide attack, a spokesman for her party has said.

President Kibaki is seeking a second term in the hardest fought elections since Kenya's independence.

Calfornia governer Arnold Schwarzenegger has won approval to reform healthcare in the state.

Two international diplomats have left Afghanistan in a row over alleged contacts with the Taliban.

Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif Pakistan's has given his reaction to the death of his political rival Benazir Bhutto.

Low-caste schoolchildren in India are still suffering discrimination, according to a report.

Nicolas Sarkozy and his new girlfriend have attracted hordes of paparazzi as they holiday in Egypt.

Services have been taking place across Asia to remember those who lost their lives in the tsunami.

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has visited Egypt for talks with President Hosni Mubarak.

Bhutto's assassination has plunged Pakistan into political turmoil.

Dozens are killed or missing in Indonesian landslides on the third anniversary of the South Asian tsunami.

The immediate aftermath of the bomb blast that has killed Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan.

Colombia has approved plans by the Venezuelan president to send planes to pick up rebel-held hostages.

France are trying to negotiate for six aid workers, sentenced in Chad, to serve their sentences at home.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that Bhutto was a woman of 'courage and bravery'.

The authorities in Afghanistan have given a British and an Irish official 48 hours to leave the country.

Russia has successfully tested two ballistic missiles that are to replace ageing rockets from the Soviet era.

Thailand's former PM, who was overthrown in a military coup, has said he wants to return home from exile.

Improving security is making it easier for Iraqis to celebrate both Christmas and the Eid festival.

Flash flooding in east and central Sri Lanka has forced over 150,000 people from their homes.

At least 20 people have been killed and 80 injured in a suicide car bomb explosion in northern Iraq.

The leader of Iraq's northern Kurdish region has condemned the Turkish air strikes.

Public anger is mounting in Delhi against the Blueline bus service, which has been involved in many accidents.

Rival parties in Thailand have begun talks to form a coalition government after Sunday's election.

Haiti's president has appealed to criminal gangs to stop targeting youngsters after a spate of child kidnappings.

Nepal's government has agreed for the first time that the 240-year-old monarchy should be abolished.

Polls have closed in Uzbekistan after a presidential election which incumbent Islam Karimov is expected to win.

Israel has confirmed that it plans to build 740 new homes in settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.

The Hindu nationalist BJP has won a key election in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

Gaza's minority Christian community has been preparing for its first Christmas since Hamas came to power.

Exit polls suggest that the party allied to ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has taken a decisive lead in Thailand's elections.

Farmers in one of the remotest parts of Afghanistan are being persuaded not to grow opium poppies.

What's believed to be the world's biggest ice rink has opened in Mexico City, just in time for the festive season.

Uzbeks are set to go to the polls, with President Islam Karimov seeking to extend his 20-year rule.

Australian PM Kevin Rudd and French leader Nicolas Sarkozy have vowed support for Afghanistan.