- Merkel left reeling after presidential election debacle
- Hurricane Alex hampers BP oil spill cleanup
- Lawmakers pass historic bill to overhaul Wall Street
- House committee votes to cut aid to Afghan government
- Belgium assumes EU presidency amid domestic political turmoil
- Israel and Turkey in secret talks to ease flotilla crisis
- Photographer accused of exploiting L'Oreal heiress goes on trial
- No comment from Beijing as Google licence expires
- A dozen police dead after worst Islamist attack in a year
- Divided Belgium takes over rotating EU presidency
- Long-time rivals Argentina and Germany face off for semi-final spot
- Petraeus vows to protect civilians and lower troop casualties
- Zvonareva battles past Pironkova to reach first grand slam final
- Toyota mulls mass vehicle recall after engine warning
- Russian spy suspects to seek bail in US courts
- L'Oreal fraud trial adjourned amid growing tax scandal
- Serena Williams storms into sixth Wimbledon final
- Netanyahu says Israel is ready for Shalit prisoner swap
- Obama urges bipartisan effort to tackle immigration reform
- The heiress, the butler, the minister: Who's who in the Bettencourt trial
- At Wimbledon, proud Scot is made to atone for England's World Cup failure
- Triple blasts hit Lahore shrine
- Spy ring suspect 'confesses' to being Russian agent
- Dutch coach spells end of samba football
- DR Congo: the weight of history
- DR Congo: the weight of history (part 2)
- Thailand's 'Red' hunt
- Gush: a French rock band unlike any other
- Petraeus: NATO's last hope?
- Petraeus: NATO's last hope? (part 2)
- US oil spill: the French lend a hand