EU heads to sign landmark treaty
European Union leaders gather in Lisbon to sign a reform treaty designed to replace the ill-fated EU constitution.
Slow progress on UN climate curbs
The UN climate talks remain deadlocked on emissions cuts, as the US and EU battle over key language.
Ceremonies are held in Nanjing to mark 70 years since a massacre in which hundreds of thousands of Chinese died.
Red Cross urges Mid-East action
The Red Cross calls for immediate political action to contain the crisis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The prime minister of the Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, is ousted in a no-confidence vote.
US cool on closer N Korea ties
The US says it is not ready to engage broadly with North Korea despite warmer relations recently.
Sudan's government to shuttle
Sudan's new government will divide its time between Khartoum and the small town of Juba in the south.
US soul musician Ike Turner dies
US soul legend Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.
Kenyan band Yunasi are the winners of the BBC World Service's Next Big Thing competition for 2007.
Football: Capello for England job
Fabio Capello will be appointed as the next England manager later on Thursday, BBC Sport understands.
Ethiopia denies Somalia bombing
Ethiopia rejects charges it bombed a Mogadishu market on Thursday, as clashes continue.
"Nadchodzi bańka w mediach online"
Aż 62% dyrektorów pracujących w amerykańskich firmach medialnych uważa, że tworzy się bańka inwestycyjna w sektorze mediów online. Jeszcze więcej - 69% z nich, twierdzi, że zdecydowanie za dużo i zbyt optymistycznie mówi się o serwisach społecznościowych.