Today's Top Stories:
Third blast rocks Pakistani city: A third explosion rocks the east Pakistan city of Lahore, hours after suicide bombers kill at least 45 people and injure 100.
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.
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.
IPL under way amid security fears: The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai.
Vauxhall in £270m loan guarantee: Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announces a 300m euro loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel.
Pc jailed over drugs conspiracy: A former Metropolitan Police officer is jailed for three years for passing on secret information which let his wife obtain free drugs.
Pope defends celibacy of priests: Pope Benedict XVI defends celibacy for Catholic priests, amid a new controversy about child sex abuse in European countries.
Russia signs India nuclear deal: Russia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India.
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.
Bid for sunbed ban passes MP vote: A bid by Cardiff MP Julie Morgan to get a law banning under-18s from using sunbeds wins a crucial House of Commons vote.
Pakistan navy test fires missiles: Pakistan's navy successfully test-fires missiles and torpedoes from ships, submarines and aircraft in the Arabian sea, officials say.
Baroness not to face expenses charge: Labour peer Baroness Uddin says she is "relieved" after being told she will not be prosecuted over her expenses.
Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal: Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal after talks in London.
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.
BNP rules judged 'discriminatory': The British National Party's new membership rules are likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge rules.
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
Couple jailed for starving girl: The mother of a girl who starved to death is sentenced to 15 years and her stepfather jailed indefinitely.
Tweets 'fundamental to democracy': Twitter co-founder Evan Williams believes social networks will be the fundamental way the public communicates with government.
Eurozone industry grows strongly: Factory output in the eurozone rose 1.7% between December and January, the biggest monthly rise since records began.
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
Lib Dems unveil election slogan: The Liberal Democrats unveil their election campaign slogan ahead of their spring conference in Birmingham.
Lehman bosses severely criticised: A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
Day in pictures: Striking images from around the world
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.
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.
Microsoft rebuffed in Word appeal: Microsoft has lost a second appeal in a case that will see it pay $240m (£160m) in damages to software firm i4i.
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: How Lehman Brothers disguised its weakness
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.
Taiwan official quits over death penalty: Taiwan's justice minister, Wang Ching-feng, steps down, days after saying she would not authorise executions.
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.
UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade: The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.
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
New York agrees 9/11 dust payout: New York City is to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue workers who say their health was damaged by dust at Ground Zero.
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.
Drogba is African Footballer of Year: Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year.
Thalidomide effect mystery solved: The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
Half-cock chicken mystery solved: Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female.
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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