Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.

Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a month over austerity measures.

Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.

Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.

EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.

Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.

The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.

Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.

Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.

An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.

An elephant in a Sydney zoo shocks vets by giving birth to a live baby elephant who appears to have survived labour in a coma in the womb.

Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid.

Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense.

Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles

Challenges ahead for new president in quake-hit Chile

Will review of UN climate change body be unbiased?

Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch

Ashton in EU turf battle over new diplomatic team

Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe

South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.

South African President Jacob Zuma submits his declaration of interests, after critics urged an inquiry into his finances.

The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.

The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and calls for bold steps for peace.

Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.

Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former agent Alexander Litvinenko.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs how she will shape Europe's new diplomatic service, as officials vie for influence.

Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.

Iranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.

Militants attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding others, the agency and police say.

The Pakistan Cricket Board issues indefinite bans to former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan for "infighting".

Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in the third general election since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.

Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term.

Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?