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BBC News - WorldThe latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.
The BBC's Lucy Hockings and weather presenter Helen Willetts look at why Europe is experiencing such unusually cold weather.
The mysterious Russian street artist, 'Pavel 183', is being compared to Britain's Banksy.
Greek PM Lucas Papademos has failed to secure the support of his coalition for a raft of new austerity measures, after more than seven hours of talks.
Russian scientists have been drilling for two decades in the Antarctic and say they have found a vast sub-glacial lake.
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has said that he was forced to resign "at gunpoint" by police and army officers in a coup.
A breeding centre in Nepal's Chitwan National Park is preparing endangered Gharial crocodiles for release back into the wild.
Sudan's president has launched a body intended to kick-start development in the war-torn western region of Darfur.
A US court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional.
The author of a work examining tribes in the Brazilian Amazon looks at how the groups managed to stay untouched by civilisation.
New Yorkers work to save all that remains from an early centre of Arab-American life.
The cold weather has frozen rivers and canals solid in Germany
An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced he will make the attempt later this year.
Michelle Obama has been showing off her fitness prowess in a series of chat show appearances in the US.
US presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has won the contests for the Republican Party nomination in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado.
The online deals company Groupon is due to post its first financial results since becoming a publicly traded firm.
Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.
Some four hundred children have been killed and many more are at risk after the world's worst lead poisoning epidemic in northern Nigeria.
Chinese state media has reported the birth of a baby of just over 7kg (15lb 8oz), making him what could be the heaviest birthweight baby on record in the country.
As Syrian government forces continue their fierce assault on the restive city of Homs, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says it risks sliding into civil war.
The Mexican navy rescues six Cubans found adrift on a raft floating off the Isla de Mujeres
Kabul's mayor sets up a mobile donation fund to collect money in order to save the city's historical sites.
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.
A system for sending wounded people from the Libyan conflict abroad for treatment has been suspended after it came to light that it has been abused.
Tens of thousands of Somalis are returning home after fleeing severe droughts in southern parts of the country.
The wife of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad has spoken out to defend her husband in a letter to a British newspaper.
Residents in the restive Syrian city of Homs are suffering one of the fiercest assaults from government troops since the uprising began.
Many people are feared trapped in the rubble of a three-storey factory in the Pakistani city of Lahore following a gas explosion.
Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting in Norway, has appeared in court in Oslo.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been meeting President Bashar al-Assad amid a renewed government assault on rebel forces.
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
Floods continue to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with the town of St George expected to be worst hit.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will head a Palestinian unity government, after a second meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal.
Russia's foreign minister and the head of the country's foreign intelligence service are heading to Syria for talks with President Bashar Al-Assad.
Two renowned film makers who worked with James Cameron have died in a helicopter crash just outside Sydney.
Paul Wood reports from Beirut on pressure on Syrian dissidents in the Lebanon
Horse-drawn carts will disappear from the streets of Colombians from 2013
An estimated 2,000 Eritreans arrive every month in Sudan, hoping to claim asylum.
Developments in eye-tracking technology are helping advertisers predict what products will appeal to customers.
The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.
In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters.
Twelve months on from the revolution in Egypt, the country's tourism industry is continuing to struggle.
Syrian government forces have bombarded the city of Homs with artillery shells and mortars, killing at least 55 people, according to opposition groups.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described as a "travesty" Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown against anti-government protesters.
Party leaders in Greece are to resume talks on backing a 130bn euro bailout plan
Finnish cafe offers internet controlled design experience as part of a festival.
