Syria's Muallem calls for talks
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem invites the "nationalistic opposition" to lay down its weapons and join talks to form a new government.
Dotcom starts new file-sharing site
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom sets up a new file-sharing website, a web-based service that lets people upload and store files of any kind.
Texas company SCA Promotions plans to file a lawsuit next week to recoup $12m from disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.
Acid attack burns Bolshoi manager
The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre, Sergei Filin, is treated in a Moscow hospital for severe burns to his face after an acid attack.
Self-help books 'treat depression'
An NHS prescription of self-help books is an effective treatment for depression, a large study suggests.
Nokia backs 3D printing for phones
Nokia is releasing design files that will let owners use 3D printers to make their own cases for its Lumia 820 handset
Countries agree UN mercury rules
More than 140 countries at a UN meeting in Geneva agree on a set of legally binding global measures to curb mercury pollution.
The 7th-generation Corvette emerges from hiding in Detroit
A four-door coupe, compacted
Essential reads of the week
Seven days in science and technology
El operativo de rescate de los rehenes en una planta del Sáhara concluyó con la muerte de otros 11 secuestradores islamistas y de siete secuestrados. Algunos trabajadores extranjeros siguen desaparecidos.
阿尔及利亚劫持事件流血收场，当局称共有23名人质和32名劫持者死亡，10人仍然失踪。
انتهت أزمة الرهائن المحتجزين في منشأة للنفط في عين اميناس شرقي الجزائر بمقتل 23 رهينة و32 من المسلحين الإسلاميين في إطار العملية العسكرية التي شنها الجيش الجزائري لتحريرهم.
چند روز پس از هشدار آیت الله علی خامنه ای، رهبر جمهوری اسلامی درباره به کاربردن عبارت انتخابات آزاد، محمد خاتمی رئیس جمهور پیشین ایران گفته که منظور او از انتخابات آزاد یعنی این که 'انتخابات مهندسی نشود.'
Spilling the beans
Coffee is one of Uganda's main exports, but how do you convince a nation to drink what they grow? One champion barista thinks he has the answer.
Max Temperature: -1°C 30°F
Min Temperature: -2°C 28°F
Min Temperature: -1°C 30°F
Max Temperature: 2°C 36°F
Min Temperature: -1°C 30°F
BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.
This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.
