Today's Top Stories:
Trichet backs new bail-out fund: The head of the European Central Bank gives his tentative support to the idea of a bail-out fund to bolster the eurozone's financial stability.
Clinton rebuke over Israel homes: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem.
Chile puts quake damage at $30bn: The cost of rebuilding Chile after its monster earthquake will be at least $30bn, the country's new president announces.
Pope's diocese 'rehoused abuser': The Pope once unwittingly approved housing for a priest accused of child abuse, his former diocese in Germany says.
Mother 'murdered' after night out: A mother-of-three whose body was found in undergrowth in Dundee after a night out was murdered, police confirm.
Protests over Egypt blogger case: A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger.
Vauxhall gets UK loans guarantee: The UK announces a 300m-euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors.
Lib Dems set for election battle: The Lib Dem leader rallies delegates for the "biggest fight of their political lives" at his party's spring conference.
Day in pictures: Striking images from around the world
Kidnap boy's father helps police: The father of a five-year-old boy kidnapped in Pakistan is helping officers in the search for his son, police have said.
Russia signs India nuclear deal: Russia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India.
China oil demand is 'astonishing': Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.
Couple jailed for starving girl: The mother of a girl who starved to death is sentenced to 15 years and her stepfather jailed indefinitely.
BNP rules judged 'discriminatory': The British National Party is forced to rewrite its membership rules again after a court rules them discriminatory.
Bombs kill 45 in Pakistani city: Twin suicide bomb attacks on the Pakistani city of Lahore kill 45 people, before other, smaller blasts cause confusion.
Same-sex couples marry in Mexico: Five same-sex couples tie the knot in Mexico City under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.
Winnie denies maligning Mandela: Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, denies giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans.
Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal: Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal.
Briatore must be punished - Todt: Formula 1 boss Jean Todt is determined former Renault team principal Flavio Briatiore will be punished for his role in the Singapore race fixing scandal.
BA union announces strike dates: BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.
British ex-Tory MEP joins Lib Dems: A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
Obama delays visit to Indonesia: US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Indonesia by several days and will no longer take his family, the White House says.
IPL under way amid security fears: The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai.
China's stern warning to Google: China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.
Sir David to voice CBBC animation: Veteran actor Sir David Jason is to lend his voice to CBBC's first ever in-house animation series, it is announced.
US retail sales in surprise rise: US retail sales showed a surprise rise in February as consumers braved extreme bad weather to get to the shops
Schumacher keen to 'raise game': Returning legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Friday practice in Bahrain.
Charles Taylor's wife gives birth: The wife of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor - on trial in The Hague for war crimes - has a baby girl.
'Murdered soul': German campaigner tells of childhood Catholic abuse
Lehman bosses severely criticised: A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
Funeral held for Karachi cleric: Security is tight in the Pakistani city of Karachi as funerals are held for a Sunni Muslim cleric and four others killed on Thursday.
Net clash for web police projects: A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces.
Burma election laws a 'setback': The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations.
Robert Peston: Lehman Brothers: How $50bn was buried in London
Climate change 'makes birds shrink': Songbirds on the US east coast are becoming smaller, a trend thought to be driven by the warming temperatures caused by climate change.
Israel charges over human shield: Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
Mogadishu residents told to leave: Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues.
Phil Spector 'denied fair trial': Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector are appealing his murder conviction, claiming he was denied a fair trial.
From Russia with love: Kremlin honours Archbishop Williams: Dr Rowan Williams is given an award on the decree of the Russian President for his literature on the country.
The top 100 sites: Which are the biggest sites on the internet? Explore this interactive graphic to find out.
On trial: Legal battle in Israel over Franz Kafka manuscripts
Siberian tigers die at China zoo: Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.
Rare opportunity: Door creaks ajar for undocumented Haitians in the US
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding: Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks.
It's quiz time!: What do humans and bonobos have in common?
New blood pressure approach urged: Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.
How one group of Viking 'visitors' was dealt with by Anglo-Saxons: Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
Thalidomide effect mystery solved: The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft: About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.
Can US broker Middle East peace?: Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?
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