| Mar 20 | BA cabin crew strike takes effect Unions and management dispute the impact of the first day of a three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew. |
| Mar 20 | Pope \'sorry\' for Irish church sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made \"serious mistakes\". |
| Mar 20 | Strong sandstorm leaves Beijing shrouded in orange dust Beijing is shrouded in orange dust as a sandstorm from drought-struck northern China blew hundreds of miles into the capital. |
| Mar 20 | The love of haiku How the European president got bitten by the haiku bug |
| Mar 20 | Tracking down the elusive Knysna elephants There has not been a confirmed sighting of an elephant in the Knysna forests of South Africa for decades, but signs of these revered animals can still be found. |
| Mar 20 | French fall out of love with Sarkozy President Sarkozy\'s recent performance in the popularity polls shows he has his work cut out to win back the affections of the French. |
| Mar 20 | Live - Saturday football Aston Villa-Wolves kick off a busy day in the Premier League and the football league. |
| Mar 20 | Landmine legacy The desert battle of WWII that still kills and maims |
| Mar 20 | UN chief begins Mid-East effort UN chief Ban Ki-Moon meets Palestinian leaders at the start of a mission to press for a resumption of peace talks with Israel. |
| Mar 20 | Nepalese statesman Koirala dies Nepal\'s four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say. |
| Mar 20 | England shade first day honours Bangladesh compile 330-8 on the opening day of the second Test against England in Mirpur. |
| Mar 20 | \'Police beating\' Western Saharan activist pays price for BBC interview |
| Mar 20 | US renews offer of Iran dialogue President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people. |
| Mar 20 | Thai protesters parade in Bangkok Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand stage a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign. |
| Mar 20 | Second blast hits Greek capital A bomb explodes outside the home of a Pakistani community leader in Athens - the second blast in the Greek capital in 24 hours. |
| Mar 20 | Kosovo row mars EU-Balkans summit Serbian President Boris Tadic boycotts an EU-Balkan integration conference because of a row over Kosovo\'s status. |
| Mar 20 | Cheesecake, open up! New York police say sorry to elderly couple New York\'s police chief has delivered a cheesecake to an elderly couple in Brooklyn, to apologise for dozens of mistaken police visits to their home. |
| Mar 20 | Life under Hamas Women describe conditions in the Gaza Strip |
| Mar 20 | US moots official data \'YouTube\' Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the inventor of the world wide web tells the BBC. |
| Mar 19 | Gold rush The oceanic fight over the future of prized bluefin tuna |